Practice Multiple Catch Blocks - 12.7 | 12. Exception Handling | Advanced Programming
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Multiple Catch Blocks

12.7 - Multiple Catch Blocks

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is the purpose of using multiple catch blocks?

💡 Hint: Think about the diversity of errors.

Question 2 Easy

Write a simple syntax for using multiple catch blocks.

💡 Hint: Remember try-catch structure.

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Question 1

What happens if a generic exception catch block is placed before a specific catch block?

The specific catch block will execute.
The generic catch block will execute.
Both blocks will execute.

💡 Hint: Think about which catch block handles the exception.

Question 2

True or False: You can have multiple catch blocks handling the same type of exception.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider exception uniqueness.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

You are developing a file processing application. Write a Java method that reads a file and handles potential IOException, FileNotFoundException, and a hypothetical CustomFileException. Discuss how you will structure your catch blocks and why.

💡 Hint: Think about how you'd handle missing files versus custom processing errors.

Challenge 2 Hard

Consider an application where users can divide numbers. Write the code to handle Division by Zero, and invalid format exceptions. Explain the importance of each catch block.

💡 Hint: Reflect on the types of inputs a user might provide.

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