Is it possible to inspect the return value in the 'finally' part of a try...catch without using a variable?

[Polaris431]

If I have a method like this:

private void DoSomething()
{
try
{
return true;
}
catch{}
finally
{
// Can I inspect the return value here without using a variable?
}
}

Is there something in C# that would allow me to observe the return
value in the 'finally' section without having to store the return
value in a variable in the 'try' section?

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

On Sep 27, 9:57 am, Polaris431 <[e-mail]:

If I have a method like this:

private void DoSomething()
{
try
{
return true;
}
catch{}
finally
{
// Can I inspect the return value here without using a variable?
}

}

Is there something in C# that would allow me to observe the return
value in the 'finally' section without having to store the return
value in a variable in the 'try' section?

No. Don't forget that you may not *have* a return value, depending on
how you reached the finally block.

Jon

[Michael S]

"Jon Skeet [C# MVP]" <sk***@pobox.comwrote in message
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On Sep 27, 9:57 am, Polaris431 <[e-mail]:

>If I have a method like this:

private void DoSomething()
{
try
{
return true;
}
catch{}
finally
{
// Can I inspect the return value here without using a variable?
}

}

Is there something in C# that would allow me to observe the return
value in the 'finally' section without having to store the return
value in a variable in the 'try' section?

No. Don't forget that you may not *have* a return value, depending on
how you reached the finally block.

Jon

Especially on a void method.
The example doesn't even compile.

- Michael Starberg

[Ido Samuelson]

No. you have to define a varible.

"Polaris431" <jo*********@gmail.comwrote in message
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If I have a method like this:

private void DoSomething()
{
try
{
return true;
}
catch{}
finally
{
// Can I inspect the return value here without using a variable?
}
}

Is there something in C# that would allow me to observe the return
value in the 'finally' section without having to store the return
value in a variable in the 'try' section?

[=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Arne_Vajh=F8j?=]

Polaris431 wrote:

If I have a method like this:

private void DoSomething()
{
try
{
return true;
}
catch{}
finally
{
// Can I inspect the return value here without using a variable?
}
}

Is there something in C# that would allow me to observe the return
value in the 'finally' section without having to store the return
value in a variable in the 'try' section?

As other have stated: the short answer is no.

And in most cases wanting to do so indicate that somehow
the code has been less than optimal designed.

If you need to add some "post processing" that are
really not related to the code itself, then you could
look at AOP techniques and use an around advice.

Arne