Can we use return statement in finally block in java?

Bellow program output is always 2, as we are returning 2 from the finally block. Remember the finally always executes whether there is a exception or not. So when the finally block runs it will override the return value of others. Writing return statements in finally block is not required, in fact you should not write it.

 

public class Test {

    public static int test(int i) {
        try {
            if (i == 0)
                throw new Exception();
            return 0;
        } catch (Exception e) {
            return 1;
        } finally {
            return 2;
        }
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        System.out.println(test(0));
        System.out.println(test(1));
    }
}

Output:

2

2

Reference: 

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/18205493/can-we-use-return-in-finally-block