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Hi!
This compile without error.
public class TestThrow
{
public static void main(String[] args)throws Exception
{
try{
System.out.println("TestThrow");
throw new Exception("mistake");
}catch(Exception e){
System.out.println("TestThrow catch");
}
}
}
But this give compile error
public class TestThrow
{
public static void main(String[] args)throws Exception
{
try{
throw new Exception("mistake");
System.out.println("TestThrow");
}catch(Exception e){
System.out.println("TestThrow catch");
}
}
}
Why???
Thanks in advence.
 
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Jordi
I assume your compile error is statement not reached. This is becasue you have a print statement after you throw your exception. As soon as the exception is thrown it stops executing the code in the try block and goes to the catch block(s) to try to find a catch statement for the exception that was thrown. To make it print "TestThrow" just put that line above the throw line.
hope that helps you out

Dave
 
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I haven't run the example, but is it an unreachable code error?
If it is, the explanation is, once the exception is thrown (and it will always be thrown) the rest of the try block is ignored.
So, the code will not compile because the statement below the one that throws the exception will never be reached.
 
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I did run the code and just as we expected, it was a "Statement not reached" compiler error.
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But in KAM book, on page 161,there's an example of same kind where try blk throws excpn at first line and catch is executed.
The explanation is also like THE REST OF THE TRY BLK IS NOT EXECUTED.
Then why compiler error in above code?
 
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In Khalid's book there is an if condition before throwing the exception.
it is somewhat like this.

I think at compile time the compiler doesn't know whether the exception is going to be thrown or not. so it works.
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