Close file in finally block doesn't work

Question

try {
    FileReader fr = new FileReader(file);
    BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(fr);
    String line = null;
} catch (FileNotFoundException fnf) {
    fnf.pri         


        

Answer 1

You have a problem with your scopes. If you really want to use that syntax you should fix it like this:

FileReader fr = null;
try {
    fr = new FileReader(file);
    BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(fr);
    String line = null;
} catch (FileNotFoundException fnf) {
    fnf.printStackTrace();
} finally {
    if( fr != null)
       fr.close();
}

that way, fr will exist in the finally's block scope.