The Finally block- Exception

The finally block always executes when the try block exits. This ensures that the finally block is executed even if an unexpected exception occurs. But finally is useful for more than just exception handling — 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.

Note: If the JVM exits while the try or catch code is being executed, then the finally block may not execute. Likewise, if the thread executing the try or catch code is interrupted or killed, the finally block may not execute even though the application as a whole continues.

Syntax:

try {

<code to be monitored for exceptions>

} catch (<ExceptionType1> <ObjName>) {

<handler if ExceptionType1 occurs>

} ...

} finally {

<code to be executed before the try block ends>

}