Horstmann Chapter 15

Syntax 15.4: The `finally` Clause

try
{
   statement
   statement
   . . .
}
finally
{
   statement
   statement
   . . .
}

FileReader reader = new FileReader(filename);
try
{
   readData(reader);
}
finally
{
   reader.close();
}

To ensure that the statements in the finally clause are executed whether or not the statements in the try block throw an exception.