exception handling

[Anju sethi]

public class Example {
static int c = 3;
public static void main(String [] args) {
System.out.print("Kristin wants ");
try {
System.out.print("a bike, ");
if(c > 0) {
throw new Exception();
}
System.out.print("a robot, ");
}
catch (Exception e) {
System.out.print("a dollhouse, ");
System.exit(0);
}
finally {
System.out.print("and an American Girl doll.");
}
}
}

In the above code ...finally block is not executed. Can anyone explain why??
o/p is �Kristin wants a bike, a dollhouse,� then the program exits.

[Wil Guo]

your program will stop at System.exit(0)

[A Kumar]

i believe that System.exit(0) is the only way where we can stop the execution of a final block from happenning....

Correct me if am wrong...


Regards

[Kiran Chand Panga]

Yes Kumar, you wrote the correct answer. System.exit(0) is used for terminating the program.

[Bastin Gomez.H]

Adding to the above point, the only way to escape from executing the finally block is using the System.exit(0) statement . Otherwise, the finally block is sure to execute...

[rajesh godbole]

Following are 4 incidences where finally can be prevented

1. The death of the thread.

2. The use of System.exit()

3. Interruption of power supply to the CPU.

4. An exception arising in the finally block itself

[Anju sethi]

thanks rajesh.
that was great.

[Anju sethi]

Rajesh...Could u please refer us a good doc on the same.