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6 * The Java Pathfinder core (jpf-core) platform is licensed under the
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18 package gov.nasa.jpf.vm;
21 * interface for actions to be taken when gc'ing objects that are no longer
24 * This is meant to be used for types that have native companion objects
25 * which need to be cleaned up. We can't use Object.finalize() for this because
26 * this can be overridden in user code, and actually can make objects live again
28 public interface ReleaseAction {
31 * object is about to be terminally released (no more finalization etc.)
33 public void release (ElementInfo ei);