Re: [Pnet-developers] [bug #16089] Garbage Collector does not call Finalizers if using Forms

[Marc Haisenko]

On Tuesday 14 March 2006 12:34, Heiko Weiss wrote:
> The GC does not call the Finalizers, if showing a form and closing it.
> Have attached a small sample.
> Form1:
> Click on button1 -> a 2nd form Form2 is created.
> Form2:
> is using a testclass XXX with Finalizer.
> Close the Form2.
>
> Now click button Collect of Form1.
> The GC should call the Finalizer of class XXX.
>
> BUT is not called.
>
> I think theres a problem with forms only.
> if I use class XXX in a Console-App with new XXX() and do GC.Collect, the
> GC is calling the Finalizer.
> So it must be a bug in using SWF.
>
> Please help urgent!!!
>
> Thx
> Brubbel

This is the normal .NET GC behaviour and totally normal. .NET only guarantees 
that finalizers are called at least when the application exits, otherwise you 
can't make any assumptions on when they are called.

This is at least a minor improvement to Java which doesn't guarantee that they 
are called at all.

So you can't do anything about it, AFAIK

One thing I really, *really* miss is a language with garbage collection where 
you can explicitly delete an object with all consequences (call the 
destructor, remove memory and clear resources like file handles).

C'ya,
        Marc

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