Exception

Exception Handling
Basic Exception Handling
try, catch, and finally
User-Defined Exceptions

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an event that occurs during the

execution of a program that disrupts the
normal flow of instructions
Two (2) types:
o Checked exception
o Unchecked exception

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Sample Exceptions
When a program issues a command to
read a file from a disk but the file does
not exist there
When a program attempts to write a
data to a disk but the disk is full
When a program asks for a user input
but the user enters an invalid data type

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Sample Exceptions
When a program attempts to divide a
value by 0
When a program tries to access an array
with an illegal index

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Exception Handling
The process used to change the normal
flow of code execution if a specified
exception occurs

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Checked Exception
Occurs during compilation
Cannot be ignored and should be
resolved to be able to execute the
program

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Checked Exceptions

Unchecked Exception
Occurs during execution
Also known as runtime exception
Ignored at the time of compilation

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Unchecked Exceptions

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Unchecked Exceptions

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try Block
a block of code that might throw an exception
that can be handled by a matching catch block
Format:
try
{
//statement or statements that might
generate an exception
}
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catch Block
a segment of code that can handle an
exception that might be thrown by the try
block that precedes it
Format:
catch (Exception exceptionName)
{
//actions to take if exception occurs
}
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try-catch Structure

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Output

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Example

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Output

Question: What exception type will occur?

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Appropriate catch Block

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No. The output will still be:

Question: Will the messages be displayed when

the user enters zero as divisor?
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Example

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The output will be:

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The output will be:

What will be the output?

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finally
contains statements which are executed
whether or not an exception is thrown
Format:
finally
{
//statement or statements that
will be executed
}
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User-Defined Exceptions

CustomerAccount Class (Part 1)

You can create a user-defined exception by

extending the Exception class.

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CustomerAccount Class (Part 2)

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Sample Output

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Modifying the Exception Class

(Part 1)

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Modifying the Exception Class

(Part 2)

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