Consider the following code snippet: try
{
PrintWriter outputFile = new PrintWriter(filename);
Try
{
WriteData(outputFile);
}
Finally
{
OutputFile.close();
}
}
Catch (IOException exception)
{
) . .
}
Which of the following statements about this code is correct?
A) The file will be closed regardless of when the exception occurs.
B) The file will be closed if the PrintWriter constructor throws an exception.
C) The file will be closed if the writeData() statement throws an exception.
D) It is not possible to determine whether the file will be closed if an exception occurs.

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The file will be closed if the writeData() statement throws an exception because the close() method is in the finally block, which executes regardless of whether an exception occurs in the try block. However, if the PrintWriter constructor throws an exception, the finally block will not be reached, and the file will not be closed.

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