Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Minecraft® Mods Programming, Second Edition

15. Handle Errors in a Mod

In This Chapter

• Respond to exceptions in your Java programs

• Create methods that ignore an exception

• Use methods that cause exceptions

• Create your own exceptions

Errors—the bugs, blunders, and typos that prevent a program from running correctly—are a natural part of the software development process. “Natural” is probably the kindest word that has ever been used to describe them.

Some errors are flagged by the compiler and prevent you from creating a class. Others are noted by the interpreter in response to a problem that keeps it from running successfully. Java divided errors into two categories:

• Exceptions—Events that signal an unusual circumstance has taken place as a program runs

• Errors—Events that signal ...