Jun 10, 2012 · So, when catching exceptions you want to always catch the most specific first and then the most generic (as RuntimeException or Exception). For instance, imagine you would like to catch …

22 If there is a hierarchy of exceptions you can use the base class to catch all subclasses of exceptions. In the degenerate case you can catch all Java exceptions with:

Jul 2, 2009 · In Java, is there any way to get (catch) all exceptions instead of catching the exceptions individually?

Jun 26, 2012 · You should avoid catching overly-broad Exceptions, which is what motivated the Java 7 change. Moreover you should never catch things that you are unable to deal with. Finally, you should …

Trying to catch exceptions in the order shown in the original question results in a compile error, so the statement "All exceptions will be caught by the first block" is not applicable.

Jan 16, 2015 · There are certain predefined exceptions in Java, which, if thrown, report that something serious has happened and you'd better improve your code, than catching them in a catch block (if I …

The main thing it depends on is where your are catching the exception. In general libraries should be more conservative with catching exceptions whereas at the top level of your program (e.g. in your …

Mar 10, 2010 · @user316117 Exception is the top class of all exceptions in Java. Catching that means you catch all possible errors. How would you know what to do in such a block? If you want to react to …

Jan 7, 2014 · By which @RC. means that there is no point catching and then immediately re-throwing the same exception without doing anything else in the meantime. You may as well just not catch the …

May 22, 2011 · Catching Exceptions is something you should always do to handle states that are likely to happen, which is why it is enforced by the JVM. I.E. opening a file can cause a …