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

finally is always executed and before returning x's (calculated) value.

System.out.println(foo());

....

int foo(){
    int x = 2;
    try{
        return x++;
    } finally{
        System.out.println(x);
    }
}

Output:

3
2