1 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
2 // checkstyle: Checks Java source code and other text files for adherence to a set of rules.
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18 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
19
20 package com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.checks.coding;
21
22 import com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.StatelessCheck;
23
24 /**
25 * <div>
26 * Checks that an overriding {@code finalize()} method invokes {@code super.finalize()}.
27 * Does not check native methods, as they have no possible java defined implementation.
28 * </div>
29 *
30 * <p>
31 * References:
32 * <a href="https://www.oracle.com/technical-resources/articles/javase/finalization.html">
33 * How to Handle Java Finalization's Memory-Retention Issues</a>;
34 * <a href="https://javarevisited.blogspot.com/2012/03/finalize-method-in-java-tutorial.html">
35 * 10 points on finalize method in Java</a>.
36 * </p>
37 *
38 * <p>
39 * Parent is {@code com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.TreeWalker}
40 * </p>
41 *
42 * <p>
43 * Violation Message Keys:
44 * </p>
45 * <ul>
46 * <li>
47 * {@code missing.super.call}
48 * </li>
49 * </ul>
50 *
51 * @since 3.2
52 */
53 @StatelessCheck
54 public class SuperFinalizeCheck extends AbstractSuperCheck {
55
56 @Override
57 protected String getMethodName() {
58 return "finalize";
59 }
60
61 }