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finally Block
Last Updated : 26 May, 2026
title: finally Block in Java
Exception Handling63 words5 headingsExamples included
title: finally Block in Java description: finally block ka use aur behavior
finally block hamesha execute hota hai — exception aaye ya na aaye.
Syntax
java exampleWoHoTech
try {
System.out.println("try");
int x = 10 / 0;
} catch (ArithmeticException e) {
System.out.println("catch");
} finally {
System.out.println("finally");
}
// Output: try, catch, finallyException aaye ya na aaye
java exampleWoHoTech
try {
System.out.println("try — no exception");
} finally {
System.out.println("finally — hamesha chalega");
}
// Output: try — no exception, finally — hamesha chalegafinally ka Use
Resource cleanup ke liye — file close, DB connection close.
java exampleWoHoTech
Connection conn = null;
try {
conn = getConnection();
// DB operations
} catch (SQLException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
} finally {
if (conn != null) {
try { conn.close(); }
catch (SQLException e) { e.printStackTrace(); }
}
}Kab finally nahi chalta?
System.exit()call ho- JVM crash ho
- Infinite loop try mein
finally vs return
java exampleWoHoTech
int test() {
try {
return 1;
} finally {
return 2; // This wins!
}
}
// Returns 2 — finally mein return try ka return override karta haiExam Focus
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