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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 catchkeywords. 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.
Open Compiler
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.

Open Compiler
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

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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.

Open Compiler
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

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