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The document explains how to use multiple catch blocks in Java to handle different exceptions. It provides examples demonstrating the correct order of catch blocks, emphasizing that they should be arranged from most specific to most general. Additionally, it highlights that only one exception can occur at a time, and only one catch block will be executed.

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3 Java Multiple Catch Block Example

The document explains how to use multiple catch blocks in Java to handle different exceptions. It provides examples demonstrating the correct order of catch blocks, emphasizing that they should be arranged from most specific to most general. Additionally, it highlights that only one exception can occur at a time, and only one catch block will be executed.

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9/14/2015 Java Multiple catch block example - javatpoint

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Let's see a simple example of java multi-catch block.
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program.
. public class TestMultipleCatchBlock{
. public static void main(String args[]){
. try{
. int a[]=new int[5];
. a[5]=30/0;
. }
. catch(ArithmeticException e)
{System.out.println("task1 is completed");}
. catch(ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException e)
{System.out.println("task 2 completed");}
. catch(Exception e)
{System.out.println("common task completed");}
.
. System.out.println("rest of the code...");
. }
. }

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Output:task1 completed
rest of the code...

Rule: At a time only one Exception is occured and at a time


only one catch block is executed.

Rule: All catch blocks must be ordered from most specific to


most general i.e. catch for ArithmeticException must come

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before catch for Exception .

. class TestMultipleCatchBlock1{
. public static void main(String args[]){
. try{
. int a[]=new int[5];
. a[5]=30/0;
. }
. catch(Exception e)
{System.out.println("common task completed");}
. catch(ArithmeticException e)
{System.out.println("task1 is completed");}
. catch(ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException e)
{System.out.println("task 2 completed");}
. System.out.println("rest of the code...");
. }
. }

Test it Now

Output:

Compile-time error

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