What is the point of the finally block?

Question

Syntax aside, what is the difference between

try {
}
catch() {
}
finally {
    x = 3;
}

and

try {
}
catch() {
}

x = 3;
         


        

Answer 1

In Java, you use it for anything that you want to execute regardless of whether you used a "return", just ran through the try block, or had an exception caught.

For example, closing a database session or a JMS connection, or deallocating some OS resource.

I am guessing it is similar in .NET?