Re: Good practice or not to close the file before System.exit(1)?

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On 4/21/2011 3:13 PM, Merciadri Luca wrote:
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> Hi,
>
> In some cases, I need to make a System.exit(1) in my program. However,
> a file has been opened some time before, and it has not been yet
> closed. Do I need to close it for good practice? How is it handled by
> Java if I don't close the file?
>
> (By `closing the file,' I mean that I've got
> BufferedReader inputFile = new BufferedReader(new
> FileReader(inputFilename))
>
> at some moment, and that, later, I can do
>
> inputFile.close();
> .)
>

I don't think it matters for input files. A buffered output file may
lose data if you exit or the program finishes without first doing a
close or flush on it.

Patricia

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