[mynameishere]

I was thinking the same thing, but replace your finally block with,

  Util.dispose(x,y);

...and let that handle all the possible issues.

[reverend_gonzo]

I've taken Groovy's with... syntax and built utils that are ie:

public void withConnection(Callback<Connection> callback) { Connection connection = createConnection(); try { callback.call(connection); } finally { connection.dispose(); } }

Once Java actually gets closures it'll make this soooo much nicer.