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Is there such case when in try\finally block the finally won't be executed?

I’m relatively new to java and I’ve just heard about try-catch blocks (3 minutes ago to be exact).

In a try-catch block, is the finally part (when present) ever not executed?

try {
    if (choice) {
        //...
    } else {
        //...
    }
} finally {
    doesThisEverNOTrun();
}

Answer 1

Yes.

try {
    if (choice) {
        while (true);
    } else {
        System.exit(0);
    }
} finally {
    doesThisEverNotRun(YES);
}

More often than not, though, the finally part is executed.