return problem

[Phungsuk Wangdu]

  import java.io.*;
public class Mine {
    public static void main(String argv[]){
	Mine m=new Mine();
	System.out.println(m.amethod());
    }
    public int amethod() {
	try {
	    FileInputStream dis=new FileInputStream("Hello.txt");
	}catch (FileNotFoundException fne) {
	    System.out.println("No such file found");
	    return -1;
	}catch(IOException ioe) {
	} finally{
	    System.out.println("Doing finally");
	}

	return 0;
    }

}  

1) No such file found
2 No such file found ,-1
3) No such file found, Doing finally, -1
4) 0


well the answer is 3

my doubt is in this method we are returning values twice first in catch clause we are returning -1 and again after finally we are returning 0
accoeding to answer value returned is -1 but why not 0

[Rajiv Chopra]

my doubt is in this method we are returning values twice first in catch clause we are returning -1 and again after finally we are returning 0
accoeding to answer value returned is -1 but why not 0

Yes answer is 3 because catch block has to execute with return but before return flow has to run finally.....

[Raju Champaklal]

dude in this program return 0 is never reach...the program returns from the catch block as soon it sees the return -1 line..but only after the finally block has run

[Phungsuk Wangdu]

i am still not clear

[Raju Champaklal]

why?

[Raju Champaklal]

answer would have been 0 if hello.txt file existed on your system

[Phungsuk Wangdu]

ok got it thanks