finally block in exception handling

The finally block gets executed wether or not an exception is caught inside your try/catch block. Unless you throw an exception from your catch block, the execution will continue after the finally block. Take the following construct: try { throw new ApplicationException("Error"); } catch(ApplicationException ex) { Console.WriteLine(ex.Message); } finally { Console.WriteLine("Finally"); } Console.WriteLine("Something"); The construct above will output to the console: Error Finally Something While the following construct will output Error Finally try { throw new ApplicationException("Error"); } catch(ApplicationException ex) { Console.WriteLine(ex.Message); throw; } finally { Console.WriteLine("Finally"); } Console.WriteLine("Something"); Hope this helps, Dominique LeBlond