JDK-8213888 : Release Note: Removal of finalize Methods from FileInputStream and FileOutputStream
- Type: Sub-task
- Component: core-libs
- Sub-Component: java.io
- Affected Version: 12
- Priority: P4
- Status: Closed
- Resolution: Delivered
- Submitted: 2018-11-14
- Updated: 2019-07-24
- Resolved: 2018-11-14
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| JDK 12 |
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12Resolved  |
Description
The `finalize` methods of `FileInputStream` and `FileOutputStream` were deprecated for removal in JDK 9. They have been removed in this release. The` java.lang.ref.Cleaner` has been implemented since JDK 9 as the primary mechanism to close file descriptors that are no longer reachable from `FileInputStream` and `FileOutputStream`. The recommended approach to close files is to explicitly call `close` or to use `try-with-resources`.