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Message:

finally and close

Posted by Dan Lohman on 18 Sep 1998, 1:39 PM

Should I call flush prior to the close in the finally clause?
What happens if flush throws exception?
Should I move the flush into the try block?
Any suggestions.

try {
fos = new FileOutputStream(prefix + "DMC.ser");
oos = new ObjectOutputStream(fos);
Container container = this.getContainer();
os.writeObject(container);
} finally {
if(oos!=null) {
oos.flush();
oos.close();
}
}

or
try {
fos = new FileOutputStream(prefix + "DMC.ser");
oos = new ObjectOutputStream(fos);
Container container = this.getContainer();
os.writeObject(container);
oos.flush();
} finally {
if(oos!=null) {
oos.close();
}
}