Exception handling prob

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arvind - 23 Sep 2006 07:40 GMT

hi

public int getInteger(){
try{
return 1;
}catch(Exception e){
return 2;
}finally{
retrun 3;
}
What will be output if i will print its return value & WHY?

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Jean-Francois Briere - 23 Sep 2006 09:00 GMT

The finally block is the block of code that is always executed when the
try block is exited, no matter how the try block is exited.
In getInteger() the code executed when the try block exits is (in the
finally block): return 3;
So getInteger() returns 3.
You should read:
http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-02-1997/jw-02-hood.html

Regards

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