Whenever this kind question comes to mind write code...

public class ReturnTest {
  public static void main(String [] args) {
     try {
        System.out.println("Inside the try block");
        throw new Throwable();
     }
     catch(Throwable t) {
        System.out.println("Inside the catch");
        return;
     }
     finally {
        System.out.println("Inside the finally");
     }
  }
}

and run it! BTW you might want to try using
System.exit(0) instead of return and see what happens.

Then figure out why it happens that way...Instructive.

Jim

finally (as its name implies) always executes last - even if you call
System.exit(0) from within the method, or return a value.
(try running the following code:)

public class Test
{
   public static String test()
   {
       try
       {
           return "expected";
       }
       finally
       {
           return "actually";
       }
   }
   
   public static void main(String[] argv)
   {
       System.out.println(test());
   }
}

Hi,
If u r using return statement inside try catch block it wil
executed finally method, after it will return .

Just puting the statement  using System.exit(0);  instead of retru
statement.

Bhagy

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