Additional Notes
Risk of using general ‘catch (Exception e)’?
Track: Java
Topic: Exceptions
Focus: try catch finally
Java: try catch finally
Answer
Catching all exceptions can hide specific errors.
Using a general 'catch (Exception e)' block can make it difficult to distinguish between different types of exceptions, potentially leading to missed handling for specific errors. For instance, catching a NullPointerException and an IOException in the same block might require different actions.
Using a general 'catch (Exception e)' block can make it difficult to distinguish between different types of exceptions, potentially leading to missed handling for specific errors. For instance, catching a NullPointerException and an IOException in the same block might require different actions.
Topics: Exceptions Java try catch finally