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When finally blocks and return collide in Java

Original: try, catch und finally gehören zu den Dingen, die man früh lernt und danach selten hinterfragt. Der finally-Block gilt a

A German-language software discussion is revisiting one of programming's early lessons: how try, catch and finally actually behave. The post points out that the finally block is widely treated as the place for cleanup code, while return ends a method and hands back a value. When a return statement sits inside a finally block, the two assumptions clash in surprising ways, and developers are weighing in on the edge cases.

Why now: Programmers enjoy debating little-known language edge cases that challenge something they learned early and rarely question.

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• try, catch und finally gehören zu den Dingen, die man früh lernt und danach selten hinterfragt. Der finally-Block gilt als der Ort für Aufräumarbeiten, und eine return-Anweisung beendet eine Methode und liefert dem Aufrufer einen Wert. Beides kennt man gut. Interessant wird es,… · magicmarcy@ruhr.social · 2

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