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

That is the whole idea of a finally block. It lets you make sure you do cleanups that might otherwise be skipped because you return, among other things, of course.

Finally gets called regardless of what happens in the try block (unless you call System.exit(int) or the Java Virtual Machine kicks out for some other reason).