diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-18/README.md b/core-java-modules/core-java-18/README.md
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diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-18/pom.xml b/core-java-modules/core-java-18/pom.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
+    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+    xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+    <artifactId>core-java-18</artifactId>
+    <name>core-java-18</name>
+    <packaging>jar</packaging>
+
+    <parent>
+        <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
+        <artifactId>parent-modules</artifactId>
+        <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../../</relativePath>
+    </parent>
+
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>${maven-compiler-plugin.version}</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <release>${maven.compiler.release}</release>
+                    <compilerArgs>--enable-preview</compilerArgs>
+                    <source>${maven.compiler.source.version}</source>
+                    <target>${maven.compiler.target.version}</target>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>${surefire.plugin.version}</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <forkCount>1</forkCount>
+                </configuration>
+                <dependencies>
+                    <dependency>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.surefire</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>surefire-api</artifactId>
+                        <version>${surefire.plugin.version}</version>
+                    </dependency>
+                </dependencies>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
+
+    <properties>
+        <maven.compiler.source.version>18</maven.compiler.source.version>
+        <maven.compiler.target.version>18</maven.compiler.target.version>
+        <maven.compiler.release>18</maven.compiler.release>
+        <surefire.plugin.version>3.0.0-M5</surefire.plugin.version>
+    </properties>
+
+</project>
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diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-18/src/main/java/com/baeldung/finalization_closeable_cleaner/FinalizationExamples.java b/core-java-modules/core-java-18/src/main/java/com/baeldung/finalization_closeable_cleaner/FinalizationExamples.java
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+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-18/src/main/java/com/baeldung/finalization_closeable_cleaner/FinalizationExamples.java
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+package com.baeldung.finalization_closeable_cleaner;
+
+import java.io.FileInputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+public class FinalizationExamples {
+    FileInputStream fis = null;
+
+    public void readFileOperationWithFinalization() throws IOException {
+        try {
+            fis = new FileInputStream("input.txt");
+            // perform operation on the file
+            System.out.println(fis.readAllBytes().length);
+
+        } finally {
+            if (fis != null)
+                fis.close();
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void readFileOperationWithTryWith() throws IOException {
+        try (FileInputStream fis = new FileInputStream("input.txt")) {
+            // perform operations
+            System.out.println(fis.readAllBytes().length);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-18/src/main/java/com/baeldung/finalization_closeable_cleaner/MyCleanerResourceClass.java b/core-java-modules/core-java-18/src/main/java/com/baeldung/finalization_closeable_cleaner/MyCleanerResourceClass.java
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+package com.baeldung.finalization_closeable_cleaner;
+
+import java.lang.ref.Cleaner;
+
+public class MyCleanerResourceClass implements AutoCloseable {
+    private static Resource resource;
+
+    private static final Cleaner cleaner = Cleaner.create();
+    private final Cleaner.Cleanable cleanable;
+
+    public MyCleanerResourceClass() {
+        resource = new Resource();
+        this.cleanable = cleaner.register(this, new CleaningState());
+    }
+
+    public void useResource() {
+        // using the resource here
+        resource.use();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void close() {
+        // perform actions to close all underlying resources
+        this.cleanable.clean();
+    }
+
+    static class CleaningState implements Runnable {
+        CleaningState() {
+            // constructor
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void run() {
+            // some cleanup action
+            System.out.println("Cleanup done");
+        }
+    }
+
+    static class Resource {
+        void use() {
+            System.out.println("Using the resource");
+        }
+
+        void close() {
+            System.out.println("Cleanup done");
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-18/src/main/java/com/baeldung/finalization_closeable_cleaner/MyCloseableResourceClass.java b/core-java-modules/core-java-18/src/main/java/com/baeldung/finalization_closeable_cleaner/MyCloseableResourceClass.java
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+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-18/src/main/java/com/baeldung/finalization_closeable_cleaner/MyCloseableResourceClass.java
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+package com.baeldung.finalization_closeable_cleaner;
+
+import java.io.FileInputStream;
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+public class MyCloseableResourceClass implements AutoCloseable {
+
+    private final FileInputStream fis;
+
+    public MyCloseableResourceClass() throws FileNotFoundException {
+        this.fis = new FileInputStream("src/main/resources/file.txt");
+
+    }
+
+    public int getByteLength() throws IOException {
+        System.out.println("Some operation");
+        return this.fis.readAllBytes().length;
+    }
+    @Override
+    public void close() throws IOException {
+        System.out.println("Finalized object");
+        this.fis.close();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-18/src/main/java/com/baeldung/finalization_closeable_cleaner/MyFinalizableResourceClass.java b/core-java-modules/core-java-18/src/main/java/com/baeldung/finalization_closeable_cleaner/MyFinalizableResourceClass.java
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+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-18/src/main/java/com/baeldung/finalization_closeable_cleaner/MyFinalizableResourceClass.java
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+package com.baeldung.finalization_closeable_cleaner;
+
+import java.io.FileInputStream;
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+public class MyFinalizableResourceClass {
+    private FileInputStream fis;
+
+    public MyFinalizableResourceClass() throws FileNotFoundException {
+        this.fis = new FileInputStream("src/main/resources/file.txt");
+    }
+
+    public int getByteLength() throws IOException {
+        System.out.println("Some operation");
+        return this.fis.readAllBytes().length;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void finalize() throws Throwable {
+        System.out.println("Finalized object");
+        this.fis.close();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-18/src/main/resources/file.txt b/core-java-modules/core-java-18/src/main/resources/file.txt
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+This is a test file.
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diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-18/src/test/java/com/baeldung/finalization_closeable_cleaner/FinalizationCloseableCleanerUnitTest.java b/core-java-modules/core-java-18/src/test/java/com/baeldung/finalization_closeable_cleaner/FinalizationCloseableCleanerUnitTest.java
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+package com.baeldung.finalization_closeable_cleaner;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertDoesNotThrow;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+public class FinalizationCloseableCleanerUnitTest {
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenMyFinalizationResource_whenUsingFinalize_thenShouldClean() {
+        assertDoesNotThrow(() -> {
+            MyFinalizableResourceClass mfr = new MyFinalizableResourceClass();
+            mfr.getByteLength();
+        });
+    }
+    @Test
+    public void givenMyCleanerResource_whenUsingCleanerAPI_thenShouldClean() {
+        assertDoesNotThrow(() -> {
+            try (MyCleanerResourceClass myCleanerResourceClass = new MyCleanerResourceClass()) {
+                myCleanerResourceClass.useResource();
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenCloseableResource_whenUsingTryWith_thenShouldClose() throws IOException {
+        int length = 0;
+        try (MyCloseableResourceClass mcr = new MyCloseableResourceClass()) {
+            length = mcr.getByteLength();
+        }
+        Assert.assertEquals(20, length);
+    }
+}