Java

for(int x[]: nums) {
Notice how x is declared. It is a reference to a one-dimensional array of integers. This is
necessary because each iteration of the for obtains the next array in nums, beginning with
the array specified by nums[0]. The inner for loop then cycles through each of these arrays,
displaying the values of each element.

Java supports three jump statements: break, continue, and return. These statements transfer
control to another part of your program. Each is examined here.
NOTE In addition to the jump statements discussed here, Java supports one other way that you can change your program’s flow of execution: through exception handling. Exception handling provides a structured method by which run-time errors can be trapped and handled by your program. It is supported by the keywords try, catch, throw, throws, and finally.

Using break as a Form of Goto
In addition to its uses with the switch statement and loops, the break statement can also be
employed by itself to provide a “civilized” form of the goto statement. Java does not have a
goto statement because it provides a way to branch in an arbitrary and unstructured
manner. This usually makes goto-ridden code hard to understand and hard to maintain. It
also prohibits certain compiler optimizations. There are, however, a few places where the
goto is a valuable and legitimate construct for flow control. For example, the goto can be
useful when you are exiting from a deeply nested set of loops. To handle such situations,
Java defines an expanded form of the break statement. By using this form of break, you can,
for example, break out of one or more blocks of code. These blocks need not be part of a
loop or a switch. They can be any block. Further, you can specify precisely where execution
will resume, because this form of break works with a label. As you will see, break gives you
the benefits of a goto without its problems.

Most often, label is the name of a label that identifies a block of code. This can be a standalone
block of code but it can also be a block that is the target of another statement. When
this form of break executes, control is transferred out of the named block. The labeled
block must enclose the break statement, but it does not need to be the immediately
enclosing block. This means, for example, that you can use a labeled break statement to
exit from a set of nested blocks. But you cannot use break to transfer control out of a block
that does not enclose the break statement.
To name a block, put a label at the start of it. A label is any valid Java identifier followed by
a colon. Once you have labeled a block, you can then use this label as the target of a break
statement. Doing so causes execution to resume at the end of the labeled block. For example,
the following program shows three nested blocks, each with its own label. The break statement
causes execution to jump forward, past the end of the block labeled second, skipping the two
println( ) statements.
// Using break as a civilized form of goto.
class Break {
public static void main(String args[]) {
boolean t = true;
first: {
second: {
third: {
System.out.println("Before the break.");
if(t) break second; // break out of second block
System.out.println("This won't execute");
}
System.out.println("This won't execute");
}
System.out.println("This is after second block.");
}
}
}

// Using continue with a label.
class ContinueLabel {
public static void main(String args[]) {
outer: for (int i=0; i<10; i++) {
for(int j=0; j<10; j++) {
if(j > i) {
System.out.println();
continue outer;
}
System.out.print(" " + (i * j));
}
}
System.out.println();
}
}



Box b1 = new Box();
Box b2 = b1;
// ...
b1 = null;
Here, b1 has been set to null, but b2 still points to the original object.
REMEMBER When you assign one object reference variable to another object reference variable, you are
not creating a copy of the object, you are only making a copy of the reference.

Sometimes an object will need to perform some action when it is destroyed. For example,
if an object is holding some non-Java resource such as a file handle or character font, then
you might want to make sure these resources are freed before an object is destroyed. To
handle such situations, Java provides a mechanism called finalization. By using finalization,
you can define specific actions that will occur when an object is just about to be reclaimed
by the garbage collector.
To add a finalizer to a class, you simply define the finalize( ) method. The Java run time
calls that method whenever it is about to recycle an object of that class. Inside the finalize( )
method, you will specify those actions that must be performed before an object is destroyed.
The garbage collector runs periodically, checking for objects that are no longer referenced
by any running state or indirectly through other referenced objects. Right before an asset is
freed, the Java run time calls the finalize( ) method on the object.
The finalize( ) method has this general form:
protected void finalize( )
{
// finalization code here
}

It is important to understand that finalize( ) is only called just prior to garbage collection.
It is not called when an object goes out-of-scope, for example. This means that you cannot
know when—or even if—finalize( ) will be executed. Therefore, your program should
provide other means of releasing system resources, etc., used by the object. It must not
rely on finalize( ) for normal program operation.
NOTE If you are familiar with C++, then you know that C++ allows you to define a destructor for a class,
which is called when an object goes out-of-scope. Java does not support this idea or provide for
destructors. The finalize( ) method only approximates the function of a destructor. As you get more
experienced with Java, you will see that the need for destructor functions is minimal because of
Java’s garbage collection subsystem.