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

Name	Kind	Meaning
final	Keyword	A constant variable, a method which can not be overridden, a class which can not be extended
finally	Block	Runs after try and catch, with or without an exception. For cleaning
finalize()	Method	Called by the GC before it removes an object. Deprecated for removal, do not use it

Use try with resources or a Cleaner instead of finalize().

public class Main {
    static int test() {
        try {
            return 1;
        } finally {
            System.out.println("finally runs, even after return");
        }
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        final int limit = 10;
        System.out.println(limit + " " + test());
    }
}

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