try, catch, finally in Java

try, catch, finally in Java — a practical guide to Java try catch finally with clear examples you can reuse in real projects.

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Short description

Prefer try-with-resources for AutoCloseable resources like files/streams.

try-with-resources

try (var reader = new java.io.FileReader("data.txt")) {
    // read
} catch (java.io.IOException e) {
    e.printStackTrace();
}