Re: exception handling patterns?
"Timasmith" <timasmith@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Hi,
Does anyone know of some good articles on exception handling. From my
own experience this is where I am at:
System (as in the application) defined exceptions should
a) Extend something like a system.lang.xxxException when you want to
defend but you dont want to force the method user to catch/throw the
exception
e.g. NullArgumentException extends NullPointerException
b) Extend Exception when you need the method user to handle the
specific exception
e.g. InvalidUserNameException extends Exception
Your rule "A" should be changed so that the exceptions of interest
extend RuntimeException, or one of its subclasses. NullPointerException is a
subclass of RuntimeException, so the example still works.
Similarly, in "B" you could extend any exception which is not a
RuntimeException (Exception itself is an exception, but not a runtime
exception).
Also, don't be afraid to occasionally throw one of Sun's built-in
exceptions, instead of defining your own.
- Oliver
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