return statement cascade inside the java method

Question?

In given code find out the output 

public int divide(int a, int b )

{

      try

      {

          return a/b;

      }

     catch(Exception exception)

     {

          return -10;

     }

     finally

    {

        return -100;

    }

}

=> invoke above method using  statement divide(10,10) what will be the output.

=> output

      -100

=> explanation

    When  execution control comes inside the divide method, then JVM create below stack frames.

     one for try block

     one for catch block

     one for finally block.

In java finally block get executed for every execution of try except System exit or System error.

So you can imagine above code in stack/block at runtime like below.

Divide method metadata Try block metadata  Catch block metadata Finally block metadata

 I/P => divide(10,10)
 execution of above statement as follows.
try block 
 return 10/10;  will result into => return 0 , this result value is set to be return and  is stored in method block/metadata.

then method block is waiting for execution completion of finally block

finally block
 inside  finally block again return metadata is set to -100.
so we have now latest value for return is -100. which need to be return  so output is -100;

Interviewer might tweak you with ArithmeticException but output will be remain same as finally block will override the value of the return variable of a catch and try block every time.