How does return work in try, catch, finally in Java?

Question

I can\'t understand exactly how return works in try, catch.

• If I have try and finally without

Answer 1

I think this is what you're asking:

And if I have try, catch, finally I can't put return in the try block.

So if you add a catch block, you can't put a return in the try block.

The problem is that if you add a catch then control drops through and you need a return at the end of the method or it's a syntax error. I haven't tested this but I assume you could put a return in the try block, but you would also have to add one inside the catch or at then end of the method as you have now.