try surprise me, catch my surprise, finally I'm surprised

public static int doSomething() {
    int i = 0;
    try {
        i = 1;
        System.out.print("a");
        return i;
    }
    catch (Exception e) {
        i = 2;
        System.out.print("b");
        return i;
    }
    finally {
        i = 3;
        System.out.print("c");
        return i;
    }
} // end

return ?

return 3 ! and print "ac".

This code behave like the finally block is an inside method:

public static int doSomething() {
    int i = 0;
    try {
        i = 1;
        System.out.print("a");
        { // finally block
            int another_i = 3;
            System.out.print("c");
            return another_i;
        }
        return i;
    }
    catch (Exception e) {
        i = 2;
        System.out.print("b");
        { // finally block
            int another_i = 3;
            System.out.print("c");
            return another_i;
        }
        return i;
    }
} // end

...
So, and if there is no return in finally block.

public static int doSomething() {
    int i = 0;
    try {
        i = 1;
        System.out.print("a");
        return i;
    }
    catch (Exception e) {
        i = 2;
        System.out.print("b");
        return i;
    }
    finally {
        i = 3;
        System.out.print("c");
        // return i;
    }
} // end

It return 1 and print "ac".
Behave like that:

public static int doSomething() {
    int i = 0;
    try {
        i = 1;
        System.out.print("a");
        { // finally block
            int another_i = 3;
            System.out.print("c");
        }
        return i;
    }
    catch (Exception e) {
        i = 2;
        System.out.print("b");
        { // finally block
            int another_i = 3;
            System.out.print("c");
        }
        return i;
    }
} // end

The try-catch-finally doesn't really behave as first expected.
See Java Hall Of Shame
and finally.

SolarFlaresException

try {
 doSomethingInSpace();
}
catch (SolarFlaresException e) {
 LOG.warn("Watch the solar winds !" + e);
}

This is just a joke from an article about programming for spacecraft.

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