What is the purpose of the finally clause in a try-catch-finally statement?

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The finally clause ensures that certain code executes whether or not an exception occurs.It is used to release resources, close files, or perform cleanup operations.
Example:

try {
    FileInputStream file = new FileInputStream("data.txt");
}
catch (IOException e) {
    System.out.println("File error occurred!");
}
finally {
    System.out.println("Closing file and cleaning up resources.");
}

What is the purpose of the finally clause in a try-catch-finally statement?

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