Lecture 8
-What is Exception?
-Why we handle them
-Exception Major types
-Try catch finally block
Exception
The Exception Handling in Java is one of the powerful mechanism to handle the runtime errors so that normal flow of the application can be maintained.
In this page, we will learn about Java exceptions, its type and the difference between checked and unchecked exceptions.
What is Exception in Java
Dictionary Meaning: Exception is an abnormal condition.
In Java, an exception is an event that disrupts the normal flow of the program. It is an object which is thrown at runtime.
What is Exception Handling
Exception Handling is a mechanism to handle runtime errors such as ClassNotFoundException, IOException, SQLException, RemoteException, etc.
Advantage of Exception Handling
The core advantage of exception handling is to maintain the normal flow of the application. An exception normally disrupts the normal flow of the application that is why we use exception handling. Let’s take a scenario:
- statement 1;
- statement 2;
- statement 3;
- statement 4;
- statement 5;//exception occurs
- statement 6;
- statement 7;
- statement 8;
- statement 9;
- statement 10;
Suppose there are 10 statements in your program and there occurs an exception at statement 5, the rest of the code will not be executed i.e. statement 6 to 10 will not be executed. If we perform exception handling, the rest of the statement will be executed. That is why we use exception handling in Java.
Do You Know?
o What is the difference between checked and unchecked exceptions?
o What happens behind the code int data=50/0;? o Why use multiple catch block? o Is there any possibility when finally block is not executed? o What is exception propagation? o What is the difference between throw and throws keyword? o What are the 4 rules for using exception handling with method overriding? |
Hierarchy of Java Exception classes
The java.lang.Throwable class is the root class of Java Exception hierarchy which is inherited by two subclasses: Exception and Error. A hierarchy of Java Exception classes are given below:
Types of Java Exceptions
There are mainly two types of exceptions: checked and unchecked. Here, an error is considered as the unchecked exception. According to Oracle, there are three types of exceptions:
- Checked Exception
- Unchecked Exception
- Error
Difference between Checked and Unchecked Exceptions
1) Checked Exception
The classes which directly inherit Throwable class except RuntimeException and Error are known as checked exceptions e.g. IOException, SQLException etc. Checked exceptions are checked at compile-time.
2) Unchecked Exception
The classes which inherit RuntimeException are known as unchecked exceptions e.g. ArithmeticException, NullPointerException, ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException etc. Unchecked exceptions are not checked at compile-time, but they are checked at runtime.
3) Error
Error is irrecoverable e.g. OutOfMemoryError, VirtualMachineError, AssertionError etc.
Java Exception Keywords
There are 5 keywords which are used in handling exceptions in Java.
Keyword | Description |
try | The “try” keyword is used to specify a block where we should place exception code. The try block must be followed by either catch or finally. It means, we can’t use try block alone. |
catch | The “catch” block is used to handle the exception. It must be preceded by try block which means we can’t use catch block alone. It can be followed by finally block later. |
finally | The “finally” block is used to execute the important code of the program. It is executed whether an exception is handled or not. |
throw | The “throw” keyword is used to throw an exception. |
throws | The “throws” keyword is used to declare exceptions. It doesn’t throw an exception. It specifies that there may occur an exception in the method. It is always used with method signature. |
Java Exception Handling Example
Let’s see an example of Java Exception Handling where we using a try-catch statement to handle the exception.
- publicclass JavaExceptionExample{
- public static void main(String args[]){
- try{
- //code that may raise exception
- int data=100/0;
- }catch(ArithmeticException e){System.out.println(e);}
- //rest code of the program
- out.println(“rest of the code…”);
- }
- }
Output:
Exception in thread main java.lang.ArithmeticException:/ by zerorest of the code…
In the above example, 100/0 raises an ArithmeticException which is handled by a try-catch block.
Common Scenarios of Java Exceptions
There are given some scenarios where unchecked exceptions may occur. They are as follows:
1) A scenario where ArithmeticException occurs
If we divide any number by zero, there occurs an ArithmeticException.
- inta=50/0;//ArithmeticException
2) A scenario where NullPointerException occurs
If we have a null value in any variable, performing any operation on the variable throws a NullPointerException.
- String s=null;
- out.println(s.length());//NullPointerException
3) A scenario where NumberFormatException occurs
The wrong formatting of any value may occur NumberFormatException. Suppose I have a string variable that has characters, converting this variable into digit will occur NumberFormatException.
- String s=”abc”;
- inti=Integer.parseInt(s);//NumberFormatException
4) A scenario where ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException occurs
If you are inserting any value in the wrong index, it would result in ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException as shown below:
- inta[]=new int[5];
- a[10]=50; //ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException
Extra Topic to be covered for future Work
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JAVA 2
- Java not pure object oriented bcoz of the int, float etc mean primitive data type.
- String have a class but all other primitive data type have no class that is why java is called 99 percent object oriented language but not 100%.
- For long integer and value we take long and short int
- Double and float is used for decimal value
- Default value of java is double in decimal value case
- Write a program of int, long , once keep value of int x=65666997 e.g (int x=656569568;
System.out.println(x);)
Java have three type of opretar
1 uniry opretor ++,–nincrement decrement
- Operators arithemic operators +,-,*,/,% g
public class calculatedemo {
public static void main(String[] args) {
char ch=65;
char cha=’’A;
System.out.println(ch);
- String is treated as array e.g.,
public static void main(String[] args) {
String st=”Ali”;
System.out.println(st);
}
- Another example public static void main(String[] args) {
String st=new String (“Ali”);
System.out.println(st);
}
Wraper Class
Integer is integer class and type of primitive data type.
e.g.,
Integer x=new Integer(1);
System.out.println(x);
If u want to see the class press ctrl+click.
- If we have double its also primitive data type but Double is class.
- Integer, Byte all with capital starting letter are called wraper class can be use for different functionalities.
- /* String value1=”111″;
- String value2=”222″;
- out.print(value1+value2);*/
- int x=2.3 will print 2 value
- declaring float y=2.3f
Abstract Sentence tree (AST)
All patterns are defined before to do programming.
Line by line execution.
Type casting
Float abc=11.2f or
Float abc=(float)11.2
2 types implicit and explicit
Implicit:- done by JVM
e.g.,
double a=5.5
float
Explicit: done by programmer-
Long x=5;
Int y=(int) x;
Or
Short z=(short) y;
Print value of y
Unboxing and auto boxing
Unboxing the primitive converted to wrapper
int i=10; //autoboxing
Integer abc=new Integer(i);
System.out.println(“value of long=”+abc);
}
Autoboxing the wrapper is converted to primitive
int i=10; //unboxing
Integer abc=new Integer(i);
int xyz=abc; // autoboxing
System.out.println(“value of long=”+abc);
System.out.println(“value of long=”+xyz);
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