Q 20 - final finally finalize

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What is the difference between final, finally, and finalize?

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final

• Keyword used to restrict modification
• Can be applied to variables, methods, or classes
• final variables can't be reassigned
• final methods can't be overridden
• final classes can't be subclassed

finally

• Block of code in a try-catch-finally statement
• Executes regardless of whether an exception is thrown
• Typically used for resource cleanup (e.g., closing files, connections)

finalize

• Method in the Object class (deprecated since Java 9)
• Called by the garbage collector before an object is garbage collected
• Used to release system resources (rarely used and not recommended)