Top "Try-catch-finally" questions

A common usage of catch and finally together is to obtain and use resources in a try block, deal with exceptional circumstances in a catch block, and release the resources in the finally block.

Does a finally block always get executed in Java?

Considering this code, can I be absolutely sure that the finally block always executes, no matter what something() is? try { …

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@try - catch block in Objective-C

Why doesn't @try block work? It crashed the app, but it was supposed to be caught by the @try block. …

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Java Try Catch Finally blocks without Catch

I'm reviewing some new code. The program has a try and a finally block only. Since the catch block is …

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How can I break from a try/catch block without throwing an exception in Java

I need a way to break from the middle of try/catch block without throwing an exception. Something that is …

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How does Java's System.exit() work with try/catch/finally blocks?

I'm aware of headaches that involve returning in try/catch/finally blocks - cases where the return in the finally …

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How does the try catch finally block work?

In C#, how does a try catch finally block work? So if there is an exception, I know that it …

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Why is try {...} finally {...} good; try {...} catch{} bad?

I have seen people say that it is bad form to use catch with no arguments, especially if that catch …

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What happens if a finally block throws an exception?

If a finally block throws an exception, what exactly happens? Specifically, what happens if the exception is thrown midway through …

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Is it bad practice to return from within a try catch finally block?

So I came across some code this morning that looked like this: try { x = SomeThingDangerous(); return x; } catch (Exception ex) { …

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Returning from a finally block in Java

I was surprised recently to find that it's possible to have a return statement in a finally block in Java. …

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