Java 6 Illuminated: An Active Learning Approach, 2nd Edition

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Arrange catch blocks to

handle the more special-

ized exceptions first,fol-

lowed by more general

exceptions.

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exception occurred, and also notice that our prompt clearly explains the

problem to the user.

11.1.2 Catching Multiple Exceptions

If the code in the try block might generate multiple types of exceptions, we

can provide multiple catch blocks, one for each possible exception. When

an exception is generated, the JVM searches the catch blocks in order. The

first catch block with a parameter that matches the exception thrown will

execute; any remaining catch blocks will be skipped.

Remember that ...