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title: "If I write System.exit(0); at the end of the try block, will the finally block still execute?"  
description: "If I write System.exit(0); at the end of the try block, will the finally block still execute?"  
author: "Sumit Kesarwani"  
published: 2014-08-26  
updated: 2020-09-16  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/interview/2015/if-i-write-system-exit-0-at-the-end-of-the-try-block-will-the-finally-block-still-execute  
category: "java"  
tags: ["java"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# If I write System.exit(0); at the end of the try block, will the finally block still execute?

No. In this case the finally block will not execute because when you say System.exit(0); the control immediately goes out of the program, and thus finally never executes.

## Answers

### Answer by Sumit Kesarwani

No. In this case the finally block will not execute because when you say System.exit(0); the control immediately goes out of the program, and thus finally never executes.


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Original Source: https://www.mindstick.com/interview/2015/if-i-write-system-exit-0-at-the-end-of-the-try-block-will-the-finally-block-still-execute

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