android (apache harmony) garbage collection

Question

The Sun JDK has a java.lang.ref.Finalizer class, which is used during garbage collection. In Apache Harmony, the standard library that Android is based on, does not have the class.

My question is: what is the dalvik/harmony equivalent of java.lang.ref.Finalizer? And what source code of dalvik can I look at to understand the garbage collection aspect of VM design?

The java.lang.ref.Finalizer class you mention isn't a public API in either platform. — Jesse Wilson, Apr 24 '13 at 12:57

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 24 '13 at 03:54

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You can find all the Android source code by following the instructions on the Android devleopers website. This should (to my knowledge) include the Dalvik VM.

You simply need to define the finalize() method to add a finalizer to a class.

answered Apr 24 '13 at 03:54

I want to know the VM mechanism to implement the finalizer semantics. – dacongy Apr 24 '13 at 21:43

android (apache harmony) garbage collection

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