Java Try Catch Finally blocks without Catch

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NullPointer0x00 picture NullPointer0x00 · Dec 30, 2010 · Viewed 133.4k times · Source

I'm reviewing some new code. The program has a try and a finally block only. Since the catch block is excluded, how does the try block work if it encounters an exception or anything throwable? Does it just go directly to the finally block?

Answer

duffymo picture duffymo · Dec 30, 2010

If any of the code in the try block can throw a checked exception, it has to appear in the throws clause of the method signature. If an unchecked exception is thrown, it's bubbled out of the method.

The finally block is always executed, whether an exception is thrown or not.

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