Exception is swallowed by finally
- by fiction
static int retIntExc() throws Exception{
int result = 1;
try {
result = 2;
throw new IOException("Exception rised.");
} catch (ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException e) {
System.out.println(e.getMessage());
result = 3;
} finally {
return result;
}
}
A friend of mine is a .NET developer and currently migrating to Java and he ask me the following question about this source. In theory this must throw IOException("Exception rised.") and the whole method retIntExc() must throws Exception. But nothing happens, the method returns 2.
I've not tested his example, but I think that this isn't the expected behavior.
EDIT: Thanks for all answers. Some of you have ignored the fact that method is called retIntExc, which means that this is only some test/experimental example, showing problem in throwing/catching mechanics. I didn't need 'fix', I needed explanation why this happens.
