<p>
The preceding definition has the same semantics as C++’s sequentially consistent atomics
and Java’s <code>volatile</code> variables.
</p>

<h3 id="finalizer">Finalizers</h3>

<p>
The <a href="/pkg/runtime/"><code>runtime</code></a> package provides
a <code>SetFinalizer</code> function that adds a finalizer to be called when
a particular object is no longer reachable by the program.

	0x001d 00029 (x.go:4)	PCDATA	$0, $0
	0x001d 00029 (x.go:4)	PCDATA	$1, $0
	0x001d 00029 (x.go:4)	CALL	runtime.printlock(SB)
	0x0022 00034 (x.go:4)	MOVQ	$3, (SP)
	0x002a 00042 (x.go:4)	CALL	runtime.printint(SB)
	0x002f 00047 (x.go:4)	CALL	runtime.printnl(SB)
	0x0034 00052 (x.go:4)	CALL	runtime.printunlock(SB)
	0x0039 00057 (x.go:5)	MOVQ	8(SP), BP
	0x003e 00062 (x.go:5)	ADDQ	$16, SP
	0x0042 00066 (x.go:5)	RET

with a value of the implementation-defined interface type <code>runtime.Error</code>.
That type satisfies the predeclared interface type
<a href="#Errors"><code>error</code></a>.
The exact error values that
represent distinct run-time error conditions are unspecified.
</p>

<pre>
package runtime

type Error interface {
	error
	// and perhaps other methods
}
</pre>

with a value of the implementation-defined interface type <code>runtime.Error</code>.
That type satisfies the predeclared interface type
<a href="#Errors"><code>error</code></a>.
The exact error values that
represent distinct run-time error conditions are unspecified.
</p>

<pre>
package runtime

type Error interface {
	error
	// and perhaps other methods
}
</pre>