In Java, can we use return statement in catch or finally block?

Yes, we can write the return statement of the method in the catch and finally blocks.

• There is a situation where a method will have a return type and we can return some value in any part of the method based on a condition.
• If we return a value in the catch block and we can return a value at the end of the method, then the code will execute successfully.
• If we return a value in the catch block and we can write a statement at the end of the method after returning a value, then the code will not execute because we know Java does not support unreachable code.
• If we return a value in the final block and don't need to keep a return value at the end of the method.

Example 1

public class CatchReturn {
   int calc() {
      try {
         int x=12/0;
      } catch (Exception e) {
         return 1;
      }
      return 10;
   }
   public static void main(String[] args) {
      CatchReturn cr = new CatchReturn();
      System.out.println(cr.calc());
   }
}

Output

1

The Chinese translation of Example 2

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Example 2

public class FinallyReturn {
   int calc() {
      try {
         return 10;
      } catch(Exception e) {
         return 20;
      } finally {
         return 30;
      }
   }
   public static void main(String[] args) {
      FinallyReturn fr = new FinallyReturn();
      System.out.println(fr.calc());
   }
}

Output

30

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