Does a finally block always get executed in Java?

Question

Considering this code, can I be absolutely sure that the finally block always executes, no matter what something() is?

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Answer 1

Here's an elaboration of Kevin's answer. It's important to know that the expression to be returned is evaluated before finally, even if it is returned after.

public static void main(String[] args) {
    System.out.println(Test.test());
}

public static int printX() {
    System.out.println("X");
    return 0;
}

public static int test() {
    try {
        return printX();
    }
    finally {
        System.out.println("finally trumps return... sort of");
    }
}

Output:

X
finally trumps return... sort of
0