Will finally blocks be executed if returning from try or catch blocks in C#? If so, before returning or after?

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A finally block will always be executed and this will happen before returning from the method, so you can safely write code like this:

try {
    return "foo";
} finally {
    // This will always be invoked
}

or if you are working with disposable resources:

using (var foo = GetFoo())
{
    // foo is guaranteed to be disposed even if an exception is thrown
    return foo.Bar();
}