Warning msg for finally

Question

I got a warning message for a finally statement, attached at the end.
Could not figure out why. The code is simple and followed.
Please help.
Thanks!!!
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import java.util.*;
import java.io.*;
public class TestFinally
     public TestFinally()
          output_TestFinally();
     public String output_TestFinally()
          String fn = "TestFinally.txt";
          try {
               PrintWriter outD = new PrintWriter( new FileWriter( fn ) );               
               String title = "TestFinally Report";               
               outD.println( title );          
               Date today = new Date();     
               outD.println( today.toString() + "\n" );          
               // Write header
               String s1 = "TEST1 ";
               String s2 = "TEST2 ";
               String s3 = "TEST3 ";
               String s4 = "TEST4 ";     
               outD.println( s1 + s2 + s3 + s4 );
               outD.println( "=========================================" );
               s1 = "abc ";
               s2 = "ABC ";          
               s3 = "xyz ";
               s4 = "XYZ ";
               outD.println( s1 + s2 + s3 + s4 );     
               outD.close();
          catch ( IOException exc )
               System.out.println( exc );
          finally
               System.out.println( "finally: Data saved in file " + fn );
               return fn;
     }     // output_TestFinally
public static void main(String[] args) {
          TestFinally tf = new TestFinally();          
} // class TestFinally
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C:\anna\bs01>javac TestFinally.java
TestFinally.java:48: warning: finally clause cannot complete normally
^
1 warning     

Answer 1

Though I do not see how this return statement could be
avoid. How about just moving it outside the finally block? Or not having a finally block? I have to agree with ChuckBing that the finally block looks rather strange in your example, and unless your code is supposed to do something different to what it looks like its doing, then it appears to be a bug in your code - you're reporting successfully saving a file even if the saving fails.
If I comment out the return statement in the
finally block, then I got an ERROR! Unless I change
the returned value from a String to void.Yes, you must return something, but there's no need for the return statement to be in a finally block.
I would still consider this is a compiler bug,You've done something unusual that more often than not would indicate a bug in your program, and the compiler is warning you about that - you are free to ignore the warning, though personally I wouldn't in this case.