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meaning of return; only

 
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hi friends
pleaze tell me

what is the meaning of the return;

i know if we use return int; it return integer to the inclosing method
but im using return in the catch block , which is in the main method
please tell me what it return and for whom it will return

if i remove return from catch block , it shows error message like
fin variable might not have initialised
my code is as



import java.io.*;

class ShowFile
{
public static void main(String args[]) throws IOException
{
int i;
FileInputStream fin;
String ss=args[0];

try
{
System.out.println("pravin");
fin=new FileInputStream(ss);
System.out.println("pravin2");

}

catch(FileNotFoundException e)
{
System.out.println("File Not Found");
return;
}
catch(ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException e)
{
System.out.println("Usage: ShowFile file");
return;
}


do
{
System.out.println("pravin2");
i=fin.read();
if(i!=-1)
System.out.print((char)i);
}
while(i!=-1);
fin.close();


}

}
 
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"padmaratna,"

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Your "return" means stop here and do not continue after catching the exception.
 
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Originally posted by Wise Owen:

Your "return" means stop here and do not continue after catching the exception



But if you have finally block then that will be executed irrespective of return in catch. Once finally gets executed, then control returns from that method.

Regards

Naseem
 
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But if you have finally block then that will be executed irrespective of return in catch. Once finally gets executed, then control returns from that method.



case 1: Still return from catch clause.
try {
...
} catch (Exception e) {
return ;
}
finally {
....
}

case 2: returns from finally clause and ignore return statement in catch clause:
try {
...
} catch (Exception e) {
....
return ;
}
finally {
....
return;
}
 
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Your case 2 is absolutely true.

But in case 1, control returns from catch but after the execution of finally.

Regards

Naseem
 
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