Java Tricky Interview Questions & Answers

What will happen if you put return statement or System.exit () on try or catch block? Will finally block execute?

This is a very popular tricky Java question and it’s tricky because many programmers think that no matter what, but the finally block will always execute. This question challenge that concept by putting a return statement in the try or catch block or calling System.exit from try or catch block.

Answer to this tricky question in Java is that finally block will execute even if you put a return statement in the try block or catch block but finally block won’t run if you call System.exit form try or catch.