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      Java Tutorial

      This Java tutorial is tailored for newcomers, offering a journey from basic principles to complex Java programming techniques. Completing this tutorial equips you with a solid understanding of Java, preparing you for advanced learning. You'll emerge ready to tackle the challenges of becoming a top-tier software engineer, with the skills to innovate and excel in the vast world of software development.

      Try Catch Block

      An exception (or exceptional event) is a problem that arises during the execution of a program. When an Exception occurs the normal flow of the program is disrupted and the program/Application terminates abnormally, which is not recommended, therefore, these exceptions are to be handled.

      Java try and catch

      A method catches an exception using a combination of the try and catch keywords. A try and catch block is placed around the code that might generate an exception. Code within a try and catch block is referred to as protected code, and the syntax for using try/catch looks like the following

      The try Block

      The code which is prone to exceptions is placed in the try block. When an exception occurs, that exception occurred is handled by catch block associated with it. Every try block should be immediately followed either by a catch block or finally block.

      The catch Block

      A catch statement involves declaring the type of exception you are trying to catch. If an exception occurs in protected code, the catch block (or blocks) that follows the try is checked. If the type of exception that occurred is listed in a catch block, the exception is passed to the catch block much as an argument is passed into a method parameter.

      Syntax of Java try and catch Block

      try {
         // Protected code
      } catch (ExceptionName e1) {
         // Catch block
      }

      Example of Java try and catch Block

      In following example, an array is declared with 2 elements. Then the code tries to access the 3rd element of the array which throws an exception. As we've enclosed the code with a try block, this exception can be handled within next catch block which we've declared to catch ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException. After catching the exception, we can take the corresponding action. Here we're printing the details of the exception thrown.
      package com.tutorialspoint;
      
      public class ExcepTest {
      
         public static void main(String args[]) {
            try {
               int a[] = new int[2];
               System.out.println("Access element three :" + a[3]);
            } catch (ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException e) {
               System.out.println("Exception thrown  :" + e);
            }
            System.out.println("Out of the block");
         }
      }

      Output

      Exception thrown  :java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: 3
      Out of the block

      Multiple Catch Blocks With Java Try

      A try block can be followed by multiple catch blocks. The syntax for multiple catch blocks looks like the following

      Syntax: Multiple Catch Blocks

      try {
         // Protected code
      } catch (ExceptionType1 e1) {
         // Catch block
      } catch (ExceptionType2 e2) {
         // Catch block
      } catch (ExceptionType3 e3) {
         // Catch block
      }
      The previous statements demonstrate three catch blocks, but you can have any number of them after a single try. If an exception occurs in the protected code, the exception is thrown to the first catch block in the list. If the data type of the exception thrown matches ExceptionType1, it gets caught there. If not, the exception passes down to the second catch statement. This continues until the exception either is caught or falls through all catches, in which case the current method stops execution and the exception is thrown down to the previous method on the call stack.

      Example: Multiple Catch Blocks

      Here is code segment showing how to use multiple try/catch statements. In this example, we're creating an error by dividing a value by 0. As it is not an ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException, next catch block handles the exception and prints the details.
      package com.tutorialspoint;
      
      public class ExcepTest {
      
         public static void main(String args[]) {
            try {
               int a[] = new int[2];
               int b = 0;
               int c = 1/b;
               System.out.println("Access element three :" + a[3]);
            }
            catch (ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException e) {
               System.out.println("ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException thrown  :" + e);
            }catch (Exception e) {
                System.out.println("Exception thrown  :" + e);
            }
            System.out.println("Out of the block");
         }
      }

      Output

      Exception thrown  :java.lang.ArithmeticException: / by zero
      Out of the block

      Catching Multiple Exceptions with Java Try and Catch Block

      Since Java 7, you can handle more than one exception using a single catch block, this feature simplifies the code. Here is how you would do it

      Syntax: Catching Multiple Exceptions

      catch (IOException|FileNotFoundException ex) {
         logger.log(ex);
         throw ex;

      Example: Catching Multiple Exceptions

      Here is code segment showing how to use multiple catch in a single statement. In this example, we're creating an error by dividing a value by 0. In single statement, we're handling ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException and ArithmeticException.
      package com.tutorialspoint;
      
      public class ExcepTest {
      
         public static void main(String args[]) {
            try {
               int a[] = new int[2];
               int b = 0;
               int c = 1/b;
               System.out.println("Access element three :" + a[3]);
            }
            catch (ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException | ArithmeticException e) {
               System.out.println("Exception thrown  :" + e);
            }
            System.out.println("Out of the block");
         }
      }

      Output

      Exception thrown  :java.lang.ArithmeticException: / by zero
      Out of the block