Does java have an equivalent to the C# “using” clause

Question

I\'ve seen reference in some C# posted questions to a \"using\" clause. Does java have the equivalent?

Answer 1

The closest you can get in Java is try/finally. Also, Java does not provide an implicit Disposable type.

C#: scoping the variable outside a using block

public class X : System.IDisposable {

    public void Dispose() {
        System.Console.WriteLine("dispose");
    }

    private static void Demo() {
        X x = new X();
        using(x) {
            int i = 1;
            i = i/0;
        }
    }

    public static void Main(System.String[] args) {
        try {
            Demo();
        } catch (System.DivideByZeroException) {}
    }

}

Java: scoping the variable outside a block

public class X {

    public void dispose() {
        System.out.println("dispose");
    }

    private static void demo() {
        X x = new X();
        try {
            int i = 1 / 0;
        } finally {
            x.dispose();
        }        
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        try {
            demo();
        } catch(ArithmeticException e) {}
    }

}

C#: scoping the variable inside a block

public class X : System.IDisposable {

    public void Dispose() {
        System.Console.WriteLine("dispose");
    }

    private static void Demo() {
        using(X x = new X()) {
            int i = 1;
            i = i/0;
        }
    }

    public static void Main(System.String[] args) {
        try {
            Demo();
        } catch (System.DivideByZeroException) {}
    }

}

Java: scoping the variable inside a block

public class X {

    public void dispose() {
        System.out.println("dispose");
    }

    private static void demo() {
        {
            X x = new X();
            try {
                int i = 1 / 0;
            } finally {
                x.dispose();
            }
        }
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        try {
            demo();
        } catch(ArithmeticException e) {}
    }

}