will this finally block execute?

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I came across a java code snippet in a dao implementation .It returns a List as shown below.

After the 'return' statement is executed,the finally block tries to close the session.Will this work? or will the session remain open?

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mark

import org.hibernate.SessionFactory;
import org.hibernate.Criteria;
...
public List<Item> findItems(String name) {
    SessionFactory factory = HibernateUtil.getSessionFactory();
    Session session = factory.openSession();
    try{
        Criteria cri = session.createCriteria(Item.class);
        return (List<Item>) cri.add(Restrictions.eq("name", name)).list();
    } finally {
        session.close();
    }
}

Add a `System.out.println("Elvis was here");` in the finally block, and you will see... — Landei, Jul 18 '11 at 14:02

score 5 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 18 '11 at 14:02

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The only time a finally block will not be executed is if you terminate your program such as System.exit(0) or force quit etc. So the answer is: Yes, your session will be closed.

answered Jul 18 '11 at 14:02

LuckyLuke

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score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 18 '11 at 14:02

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Read up on The finally Block, and yes, the finally block will be executed after the return.

answered Jul 18 '11 at 14:02

Moonbeam

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score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 18 '11 at 14:03

Yes, finally blocks will always execute (*).

The finally block will execute "after" the return in the sense that the return value will be computed and remembered before the finally block is executed.

(*) caveat: unless something causes the JVM to end operation alltogether.

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Jul 18 '11 at 14:05

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Yes, the finally block will be executed after the return statement but before the value is fully returned to the method.

answered Jul 18 '11 at 14:05

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will this finally block execute?

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