When does finally get called

The Main method creates two arrays and attempts to copy one to the other. The finally block executes regardless of the outcome of the copy action. Feedback will be sent to Microsoft: By pressing the submit button, your feedback will be used to improve Microsoft products and services. Privacy policy. Skip to main content. This browser is no longer supported. And there are catch block with a continue inside. I want to know if after continue call, finally is executed.

Yes then also it will be called Because that's the whole point of a finally block. See my update — Jainendra. I have changed the question. It won't always. If a System. What do you think about stackoverflow. This is correct - why is it voted down? Crashing, exiting on purpose, etc. Yes, Finally always executes. With exception and with NO exception. It's the way to be sure some portion of code get always executed. Used for example, to dispose objects, to close opened server connections and that kind of stuff.

Carlos Landeras Carlos Landeras What if there is a return statement in the catch? Marc Finally block will be executed even if there is a return in the catch — John Snow. Yes, finally blocks are always executed. Yes, since it's in the finally block. Madhusudan Joshi Madhusudan Joshi 4, 3 3 gold badges 21 21 silver badges 41 41 bronze badges.

The finally block always executes when the try block exits. John Snow John Snow 5, 4 4 gold badges 33 33 silver badges 44 44 bronze badges. But terms and conditions apply. Untill unless you call System. Suresh Atta Suresh Atta k 37 37 gold badges silver badges bronze badges. BennX 6, 3 3 gold badges 35 35 silver badges 83 83 bronze badges. Bhushan Bhangale Bhushan Bhangale Yes in your case doSomeThingVeryImportant will always execute.

Actually this is not true. No, finally won't get execute always. There are two situations where Finally won't get execute. Maximin Maximin 1, 1 1 gold badge 12 12 silver badges 30 30 bronze badges. The finally block will be executed before the return statement.

Finally is normally used when doing cleanups, for instance, if you use a scanner in java, you should probably close the scanner as it leads to other problems such as not being able to open some file.

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Does a finally block always get executed in Java? Ask Question. Asked 13 years, 2 months ago. Active 1 month ago. Viewed k times. Improve this question. Anshul Sharma 3 3 gold badges 8 8 silver badges 25 25 bronze badges. If it didn't, the keyword should be named probably instead. Not always — Boann. Effective java says otherwise informit. BinoyBabu, finalizer! Boann Correct, "not always" indeed.

But then you can never ever use the words "guaranteed" or "always". Show 3 more comments. Active Oldest Votes. Prev 1 2. Improve this answer. L Joey 2 2 silver badges 7 7 bronze badges. Utkash Bhatt Utkash Bhatt 4 4 silver badges 10 10 bronze badges. Add a comment. Finally Block always get executed.

Unless and until System. If system. Whenever System. Avinash Pande Avinash Pande 1, 18 18 silver badges 17 17 bronze badges. This has been answered many times, so which new information does your answer add? By causing a fatal error that causes the process to abort. Termination of program due to memory corrupt. By calling System.

Vikas Suryawanshi Vikas Suryawanshi 1 1 gold badge 5 5 silver badges 12 12 bronze badges. When you called System. Errors in the JVM. Poorna Senani Gamage Poorna Senani Gamage 1, 1 1 gold badge 17 17 silver badges 25 25 bronze badges.