Finally Block

**AbbasAlasgarov** · May 31st, 2013, 01:41 PM

What is the purpose of using Finally Block?
I write code without Finally Block and with Finally Block. The result is same.

CODE with FinallyBlock:

public class Exception{
public static void main(String[] args){
int x = 4, y = 0;
try{
System.out.println(x/y);
} catch(ArithmeticException e){
System.out.println(e.toString());
}
finally{
System.out.println("CODE with FinallyBlock");
}
}
}

CODE without FinallyBlock:

public class Exception{
public static void main(String[] args){
int x = 4, y = 0;
try{
System.out.println(x/y);
} catch(ArithmeticException e){
System.out.println(e.toString());
}
 
System.out.println("CODE without FinallyBlock");
 
}
}

I'm waiting for your helps, friends. Thanks

**helloworld922** · May 31st, 2013, 01:55 PM

Don't post the same question multiple times on this forum, once is enough. Also, please use code tags.

Finally tags are always executed, regardless of if an exception was caught/thrown/propagated. In your above example there's no difference because the second example is guaranteed to always be executed (because you are catching the only possible exception that could be thrown).

However, consider a case where multiple exceptions could be thrown, or if your try block throws an exception:

public static void ExceptionGenerator(int i) throws ArithmeticException, IOException
{
	if (i % 2 == 0)
	{
		throw new ArithmeticException();
	}
	else
	{
		throw new IOException();
	}
}
 
public static void main(String[] args)
{
	try
	{
		ExceptionGenerator(0);
	}
	catch (IOException e)
	{
		System.out.println("IOException caught");
		throw new ArithmeticException();
	}
	finally
	{
		System.out.println("Guaranteed to execute");
	}
	System.out.println("This won't be executed if some exception other than an IOException was caught, or if an exception was thrown in the catch block");
}

**Pratap Singh Rawat** · July 25th, 2013, 12:32 AM

Dear friend, Finally block is always executed. In the above example (1st) if you do not use catch block then the exception is occur and this exception is handled by JVM, and then JVM terminate the program, but before terminate the program the finally block must be executed.
And in the above example(2nd), If you do not use catch block then the exception is occur and your program will be terminated by the JVM. It means any statements are not be executed.

**qazi** · July 25th, 2013, 09:06 AM

Yes finally block will always be executed except when you have system.exit() in try or catch ..

**mk12345** · October 29th, 2013, 03:03 AM

it allows the programmer to avoid having cleanup code accidentally bypassed by a return, continue, or break. Putting cleanup code in a finally block is always a good practice, even when no exceptions are anticipated.

**priya456** · October 25th, 2017, 04:37 AM

A finally block contains all the crucial statements that must be executed whether exception occurs or not. The statements present in this block will always execute regardless of whether exception occurs in try block or not such as closing a connection, stream etc.

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