How to find objects awaiting finalization in a Java heap dump

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  • Java

Issue

Is it possible to tell what objects are awaiting finalization in a Java heap dump?

Resolution

In Content from eclipse.org is not included.Eclipse MAT, you can view Java Basics -> Finalization Overview to see information about finalization. If that does not show any objects or you need more information, you can see all objects awaiting finalization by running the OQL query:

SELECT OBJECTS f.referent from java.lang.ref.Finalizer f
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