Introduction

Exceptions:
Rarely does a program runs successfully at its
An OO Way for Handling very first attempt.
Errors It is common to make mistakes while
developing as well as typing a program.
Such mistakes are categorised as:
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syntax errors - compilation errors.

Grid Computing and Distributed Systems (GRIDS) Laboratory

semantic errors– leads to programs producing

unexpected outputs.
Dept. of Computer Science and Software Engineering

runtime errors – most often lead to abnormal

University of Melbourne, Australia termination of programs or even cause the system
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Common Runtime Errors Without Error Handling – Example 1



Dividing a number by zero.



Accessing an element that is out of bounds of an array. class NoErrorHandling{



Trying to store incompatible data elements. public static void main(String[] args){


Using negative value as array size. int a,b;



Trying to convert from string data to a specific data a = 7;

value (e.g., converting string “abc” to integer value). b = 0;


File errors: Program does not reach here



opening a file in “read mode” that does not exist or no read System.out.println(“Result is “ + a/b);
permission


Opening a file in “write/update mode” which has “read only”

System.out.println(“Program reached this line”);
permission. }


Corrupting memory: - common with pointers }



Any more …. No compilation errors. While running it reports an error and stops without
executing further statements:
java.lang.ArithmeticException: / by zero at Error2.main(Error2.java:10)
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Traditional way of Error Handling -

Error Handling
Example 2
class WithErrorHandling{


Any program can find itself in unusual

public static void main(String[] args){ circumstances – Error Conditions.
int a,b;
a = 7; b = 0;
if (b != 0){ 

A “good” program should be able to

System.out.println(“Result is “ + a/b);
} handle these conditions gracefully.
Program reaches here
else{
System.out.println(“ B is zero);
}


Java provides a mechanism to handle

System.out.println(“Program is complete”); these error condition - exceptions
}
}
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 Exceptions Exceptions and their Handling


An exception is a condition that is caused When the JVM encounters an error such as
by a runtime error in the program. divide by zero, it creates an exception object
and throws it – as a notification that an error
has occurred.


Provide a mechanism to signal errors If the exception object is not caught and
handled properly, the interpreter will display an
directly without using flags. error and terminate the program.
If we want the program to continue with
execution of the remaining code, then we


Allow errors to be handled in one central should try to catch the exception object thrown
part of the code without cluttering code. by the error condition and then take
appropriate corrective actions. This task is
known as exception handling.
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Common Java Exceptions Exceptions in Java



ArithmeticException 

A method can signal an error condition by



ArrayIndexOutOfBoundException


ArrayStoreException
throwing an exception – throws


FileNotFoundException


The calling method can transfer control to



IOException – general I/O failure a exception handler by catching an

NullPointerException – referencing a null object
exception - try, catch


OutOfMemoryException


SecurityException – when applet tries to perform an



Clean up can be done by - finally

action not allowed by the browser’s security setting.


StackOverflowException


StringIndexOutOfBoundException

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Exception Handling Mechanism Syntax of Exception Handling Code

try Block …
…
Statements that causes
an exception try {
// statements
}
Throws catch( Exception-Type e)
exception
Object {
// statements to process exception
catch Block }
..
Statements that
handle the exception
..

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 Finding a Sum of Integer Values
With Exception Handling - Example 3
Passed as Command Line Parameters
class WithExceptionHandling{ / / ComLineSum.java: adding command line parameters
class ComLineSum
public static void main(String[] args){ {
public static void main( String args[ ] )
int a,b; float r; {
int I nvalidCount = 0;
a = 7; b = 0; int number, sum = 0;

try{ for( int i = 0; i < args.length; i+ + )

{
r = a/b; try {
number = I nteger.parseI nt(args[ i] ) ;
System.out.println(“Result is “ + r); }
catch( NumberFormatException e)
Program Reaches here
} {
I nvalidCount+ + ;
catch(ArithmeticException e){ System.out.println( "I nvalid Number: "+ args[ i] ) ;
continue;/ / skip the remaining part of loop
System.out.println(“ B is zero); }
sum + = number;
} }
System.out.println( "Number of I nvalid Arguments = "+ I nvalidCount) ;
System.out.println(“Program reached this line”); System.out.println( "Number of Valid Arguments = "+ ( args.length-I nvalidCount) ) ;
System.out.println( "Sum of Valid Arguments = "+ sum) ;
} }
}

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Sample Runs Multiple Catch Statements

[ raj@mundroo] java ComLineSum 1 2



If a try block is likely to raise more than one type of exceptions, then
multiple catch blocks can be defined as follows:
Number of Invalid Arguments = 0 …
…
Number of Valid Arguments = 2 try {
/ / statements
Sum of Valid Arguments = 3 }
catch( Exception-Type1 e)
{
[ raj@mundroo] java ComLineSum 1 2 abc }
/ / statements to process exception 1

Invalid Number: abc ..

..
Number of Invalid Arguments = 1 catch( Exception-TypeN e)
{
Number of Valid Arguments = 2 / / statements to process exception N
}
Sum of Valid Arguments = 3 …

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finally block Catching and Propagating Exceptions



Java supports definition of another block called finally that be used to

handle any exception that is not caught by any of the previous


Exceptions raised in try block can be

statements. It may be added immediately after the try block or after the
last catch block:
…
caught and then they can be thrown
try {
/ / statements
again/ propagated after performing some
}
catch( Exception-Type1 e)
operations. This can be done by using the
{
/ / statements to process exception 1
keyword “throw” as follows:
}
..


throw exception-object;
..
finally {


OR
….
}


throw new Throwable_Subclass;



When a finally is defined, it is executed regardless of whether or not an

exception is thrown. Therefore, it is also used to perform certain house
keeping operations such as closing files and releasing system resources.
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 With Exception Handling - Example 4 With Exception Handling - Example 5
class WithExceptionCatchThrowFinally{
class WithExceptionCatchThrow{ public static void main(String[] args){
public static void main(String[] args){ int a,b; float r; a = 7; b = 0;
int a,b; float r; a = 7; b = 0; try{
try{ r = a/b;
System.out.println(“Result is “ + r);
r = a/b;
}
System.out.println(“Result is “ + r); Program reaches here catch(ArithmeticException e){
} System.out.println(“ B is zero);
Program Does Not
reach here
catch(ArithmeticException e){ throw e;
System.out.println(“ B is zero); }
when exception occurs
throw e; finally{
System.out.println(“Program is complete”);
} }
System.out.println(“Program is complete”); }
} }
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User-Defined Exceptions Defining your own exceptions

import java.lang.Exception;


Problem Statement : class InvalidRadiusException extends Exception {



Consider the example of the Circle class



Circle class had the following constructor private double r;

public Circle(double centreX, double centreY,
double radius){ public InvalidRadiusException(double radius){
x = centreX; y = centreY; r = radius; r = radius;
}
}
public void printError(){
System.out.println("Radius [" + r + "] is not valid");


How would we ensure that the radius is not zero or }

negative? }

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Throwing the exception Catching the exception

class Circle {
double x, y, r; class CircleTest {
public static void main(String[ ] args){
public Circle (double centreX, double centreY, double try{
radius ) throws InvalidRadiusException { Circle c1 = new Circle(10, 10, -1);
if (r < = 0 ) { System.out.println("Circle created");
throw new InvalidRadiusException(radius); }
} catch(InvalidRadiusException e)
else { {
x = centreX ; y = centreY; r = radius; e.printError();
} }
} }
} }

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User-Defined Exceptions in standard
Summary
format
class MyException extends Exception
{


A good programs does not produce unexpected

MyException(String message)
{
results.
super(message); / / pass to superclass if parameter is not handled by used defined exception
}


It is always a good practice to check for

}
class TestMyException {
potential problem spots in programs and guard
… against program failures.
try {
..


Exceptions are mainly used to deal with

throw new MyException(“This is error message”);
} runtime errors.
catch(MyException e)
{


Exceptions also aid in debugging programs.

System.out.println(“Message is: “+ e.getMessage());

}
} 

Exception handling mechanisms can effectively

} used to locate the type and place of errors.
Get Message is a method defined in a standard
Exception class.
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Summary


Try block, code that could have exceptions /

errors


Catch block(s), specify code to handle various

types of exceptions. First block to have
appropriate type of exception is invoked.


If no ‘local’ catch found, exception propagates

up the method call stack, all the way to main()


Any execution of try, normal completion, or

catch then transfers control on to finally block

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