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Re: finally statement
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (James Knighten(am one!))
Sun Dec 24 23:03:22 1995
Date: Mon, 25 Dec 95 11:37:27 JST
From: knightjm@pms.mmlab.toshiba.co.jp (James Knighten(am one!))
To: java-interest@java.sun.com
I wrote:
>I've been reading about exception handling in the JDK-beta2 tutorial (/java/
>exceptions/* group of html files). I read the reasons for having a finally
>block at the end of a try-catch block in /java/exceptions/finally.html, but
>I still don't understand the need for a finally block.....
>.......
>Lastly, I'm assuming that if an error occurs inside the finally block it
>will be treated like any other exception that occurs outside the try block.
>
Jeremy, Hanpeter and Arnold replied that a finally block is executed even
if...
a. There is an exit or return in a catch block
b. There is an uncaught exception in the try block (this includes a
runtime exception as well)
c. There is an uncaught exception in a catch block (this includes a
runtime exception as well)
Also, an exception in the finally block must be handled by it's own try-
catch block or thrown.
I really appreciate your responses since my experience with try-catch
statements is limited.
thanks again, jim
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