Java, executing a method when object's scope ends

Question

I\'ve an object with a certain state. The object is passed around and it\'s state is temporarly altered. Something like:

public void doSomething(MyObject obj) {
         


        

Answer 1

Java 7 has try-with-resources and you can extend AutoCloseable class to make use of it.

For Java 6 you may want to see the related question: What is the best way to emulate try-with-resources in Java 6?