If you create a class that implements CoroutineScope and keeps a local property to a `Job`, is the j...

# coroutines

[basher]

If you create a class that implements CoroutineScope and keeps a local property to a Job, is the job cancelled if that object and the job are collected?

[streetsofboston]

If you mean garbage collected:
No, I don't think so. A Job is not cancelled when it's finalized. (and this wouldn't have worked on multi-platform Kotlin either, since there may not be any garbage collection)

[basher]

Yes garbage collected. Thanks!

[elizarov]

finalizers are evil. You should not be using them even on JVM

[basher]

👍 generally agree. Just trying to understand cleanup responsibilities when you have your own CoroutineScope class that owns a Job

[kevin.cianfarini]

@elizarov just for my own curiosity, can you explain why finalizers are evil?

[kevin.cianfarini]

nevermind, did some reading. They are evil.

[kevin.cianfarini]

https://www.baeldung.com/java-finalize