do I need to surround fileInputStream.close with a try/catch/finally block? How is it done?

Question

I have the following Java Class that does one thing, fires out values from config.properties.

When it comes time to close the fileInputStream

Answer 1

Because FileInputStream.close() throws an IOException, and the finally{} block doesn't catch exceptions. So you need to either catch it or declare it in order to compile. Eclipse's suggestion is fine; catch the IOException inside the finally{} block.