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Type the exact output of this program.

What does this code output?Hard
C#
Console.WriteLine(Test());

static int Test()
{
    int x = 1;
    try
    {
        return x;
    }
    finally
    {
        x = 2;
        Console.WriteLine("finally");
    }
}
Answer and explanation

Correct answer

Output:

finally
1

Why

The return value (1) is evaluated and stored before finally runs. finally prints its line and changes the local x, but that doesn't affect the value already being returned. Main then prints 1.

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