Given: public class Test{ private int num = 1; private int div = 0; public void divide() { try { num = num / div; System.out.print("Exception"); } catch (ArithmeticException ae) { num = 100; }…

The correct answer is A. 300. Option A is correct because the finally block always executes and sets num = 300 - overwriting the 100 assigned in the ArithmeticException catch block - before System.out.print(num) runs after the try-catch-finally structure. B ("Exception") is wrong because…

Exception Handling

Question

Given: public class Test{
private int num = 1;
private int div = 0;
public void divide() {
try {
num = num / div;
System.out.print("Exception");
}
catch (ArithmeticException ae) { num = 100; }
catch(Exception e) { num = 200; }
finally { num = 300; }
System.out.print(num);
}
public static void main(String args[]) {
Test test = new Test();
test.divide();
}
}
What is the output?

Options

A300
BException
C200
D100

How the community answered

(25 responses)

A
76% (19)
B
16% (4)
C
4% (1)
D
4% (1)

Explanation

Option A is correct because the finally block always executes and sets num = 300 - overwriting the 100 assigned in the ArithmeticException catch block - before System.out.print(num) runs after the try-catch-finally structure.

B ("Exception") is wrong because System.out.print("Exception") comes after num = num / div, which immediately throws the exception, so that line is never reached. D (100) is a tempting trap: the ArithmeticException catch does set num = 100, but the finally block runs afterward and overwrites it to 300. C (200) is wrong because the more specific ArithmeticException catch fires first; the general Exception catch is only reached if no earlier catch matches.

Memory tip: Think of finally as the last word - it always runs (barring JVM crash or System.exit()), and any assignments inside it will be the final value in scope. On exams, if you see finally touching a variable that's later printed, finally wins.

Topics

#try-catch-finally#finally block semantics#exception handling flow#ArithmeticException

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