Finalization on the Heap
We trace in detail how the garbage collector uses the finalization queue and the f-reachable queue to keep finalizable objects artificially alive, explaining why finalized objects always survive at least one mark-and-sweep cycle and move to generation one or two.
Previous Module
Memory Performance Optimizations
This Module
Disposing and Finalizing Objects
Using Object Finalizers
Finalization on the Heap
Finalizer Performance and Ordering
Finalizer Reliability
Demo: Benchmarking Finalized Objects (part 1)
Demo: Benchmarking Finalized Objects (part 2)
Using Disposable Objects
The Dispose Pattern
The Dispose Pattern: Using Blocks
Demo: Benchmarking Disposable Objects