Java™ How To Program (Early Objects), Tenth Edition

Section 11.3 Example: Handling ArithmeticExceptions and InputMismatchExceptions

• A try block (p. 447) encloses code that might throw an exception and code that should not execute if that exception occurs.

• Exceptions may surface through explicitly mentioned code in a try block, through calls to other methods or even through deeply nested method calls initiated by code in the try block.

• A catch block (p. 448) begins with keyword catch and an exception parameter followed by a block of code that handles the exception. This code executes when the try block detects the exception.

• At least one catch block or a finally block (p. 448) must immediately follow the try block.

• A catch block specifies in parentheses an exception parameter identifying ...