Manejo de excepciones en Java

What is an Exception in Java?

An Excepción en Java is an event that interrupts the execution of program instructions and disturbs the normal flow of program execution. It is an object that wraps an error event information that occurred within a method, and it is passed to the runtime system. In Java, exceptions are mainly used to signal different types of error conditions so that developers can respond to them in a controlled way.

There are two broad categories of errors in Java:

1. Errores de tiempo de compilación
2. Errores de tiempo de ejecución

Compile time errors can be classified into two further types:

• Errores de sintaxis
• Errores semánticos

Ejemplo de errores de sintaxis:

En lugar de declarar int a; lo declaraste por error como in a;, for which the compiler will throw an error.

Semantic Errors Example: You have declared a variable int a; y después de algunas líneas de código vuelves a declarar un número entero como int a;Todos estos errores se resaltan al compilar el código.

Ejemplo de errores de tiempo de ejecución

A Runtime error is referred to as an Excepción. It is any event that interrupts the normal flow of program execution. Examples of exceptions include arithmetic exception, NullPointerException, divide by zero exception, and many more. Exceptions in Java are conditions that are often outside a developer’s direct control.

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Why do we need Exception Handling?

Suppose you have coded a program to access a server. Things work fine while you are developing the code in a local environment with controlled conditions.

During an actual production run, the server may be down. When your program tries to access it, an exception is raised, and without proper handling the program will terminate abruptly.

How to Handle an Exception in Java

So far we have seen that an exception is often beyond a developer’s control. However, blaming code failure on environmental issues is not a real solution. You need robust programming that takes care of exceptional situations. Such code is known as an Exception Handler.

In our example, good exception handling would mean that when the primary server is down, the program automatically connects to a backup server.

To implement this, you could write code to connect to the server using traditional if and else conditions. You will check if the server is down, and if yes, you will write code to connect to the backup server. Such organization of code using “if” and “else” branches is not effective when your code has multiple Java excepciones manejar.

class connect{
	if(Server Up){
	 // code to connect to server
	}
	else{
	 // code to connect to BACKUP server
	}
}

Try Catch Block in Java

Java provides an inbuilt exception handling mechanism that separates normal logic from error recovery logic.

1. El código normal entra en un Prueba bloquear.
2. El código de manejo de excepciones va al CAPTURAS bloquear.

In our example, the TRY block will contain the code to connect to the server. The CATCH block will contain the code to connect to the backup server. In case the server is up, the code in the CATCH block will be ignored. In case the server is down, an exception is raised, and the code in the catch block will be executed.

So, this is how an exception is handled in Java.

Syntax for using try and catch

try{
    statement(s)
}
catch (exceptiontype name){
	statement(s)
}

Example of Try Catch Block

Paso 1) Copie el siguiente código en un editor.

class JavaException {
   public static void main(String args[]){
      int d = 0;
      int n = 20;
      int fraction = n/d;
     System.out.println("End Of Main");
   }
}

Paso 2) Save the file and compile the code. Run the program using the command, java JavaExcepción.

Paso 3) An Arithmetic Exception, divide by zero, is shown for line 5, and line 6 is never executed.

Paso 4) Now let us examine how try and catch will help us to handle this exception. We will put the exception causing line of code into a try bloque, seguido de un catch bloque. Copie el siguiente código en el editor.

class JavaException {
 public static void main(String args[]) {
  int d = 0;
  int n = 20;
  try {
   int fraction = n / d;
   System.out.println("This line will not be Executed");
  } catch (ArithmeticException e) {
   System.out.println("In the catch Block due to Exception = " + e);
  }
  System.out.println("End Of Main");
 }
}

Paso 5) Save, compile, and run the code. You will get the following output.

As you observe, the exception is handled, and the last line of code is also executed. Also, note that line 7 will not be executed because Tan pronto como se genera una excepción, el flujo de control salta al bloque catch.

Nota: The ArithmeticException object “e” carries information about the exception that has occurred, which can be useful when taking recovery actions.

Java Exception Class Hierarchy

After one catch statement executes, the others are bypassed, and execution continues after the try and catch block. Nested catch blocks must follow the exception hierarchy from the most specific subclass to the most general parent class.

• Todas las clases de excepción en Java extend the class Throwable. Throwable has two subclasses, Error and Exception.
• The Error class defines the exceptions or problems that are not expected to occur under normal circumstances in your program, for example, memory error, hardware error, or JVM error.
• The Exception class represents the exceptions that can be handled by your program, and your program can recover from these exceptions using try and catch blocks.
• A RuntimeException is a subclass of the Exception class. Exceptions of this type represent unchecked exceptions that occur at runtime and cannot be detected at compile time. Good examples include divide by zero exception and null pointer exception.
• IOException is generated during input and output operations.
• InterruptedException in Java is generated during multithreaded operations when a thread is interrupted.

Example: Nesting of try and catch blocks

Paso 1) Copie el siguiente código en un editor.

class JavaException {
 public static void main(String args[]) {
  try {
   int d = 1;
   int n = 20;
   int fraction = n / d;
   int g[] = {
    1
   };
   g[20] = 100;
  }
  /*catch(Exception e){
  	System.out.println("In the catch block due to Exception = "+e);
  }*/
  catch (ArithmeticException e) {
   System.out.println("In the catch block due to Exception = " + e);
  } catch (ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException e) {
   System.out.println("In the catch block due to Exception = " + e);
  }
  System.out.println("End Of Main");
 }
}

Paso 2) Save the file and compile the code. Run the program using the command, Java JavaExcepción.

Paso 3) An ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException is generated. Change the value of int d to 0. Save, compile, and run the code.

Paso 4) An ArithmeticException must be generated.

Paso 5) Uncomment line 10 to line 12. Save, compile, and run the code.

Step 6) Compilation Error? This is because Exception is the base class of ArithmeticException. Any exception that is raised by ArithmeticException can also be handled by the Exception class. So the catch block of ArithmeticException will never get a chance to execute, which makes it redundant. Hence the compilation error.

Java Finalmente bloquear

El bloque final es ejecutado independientemente de que se plantee una excepción en el bloque de prueba. Es opcional to use with a try block. The finally block is the right place to release resources such as database connections, files, or network sockets.

 try {
  statement(s)
 } catch (ExceptiontType name) {

  statement(s)

 } finally {

  statement(s)

 }

If an exception is raised in the try block, the finally block is executed after the catch block completes.

Example of finally Block

Paso 1) Copie el siguiente código en un editor.

class JavaException {
   public static void main(String args[]){
    try{
       int d = 0;
       int n =20;
       int fraction = n/d;
    }
  catch(ArithmeticException e){
    System.out.println("In the catch block due to Exception = "+e);
  }
  finally{
	System.out.println("Inside the finally block");
  }
}
}

Paso 2) Guarda, compila y ejecuta el código.

Paso 3) Expected output: The finally block is executed even though an exception is raised.

Paso 4) Change the value of variable d = 1. Save, compile, and run the code, and observe the output.

Mejores prácticas para Java Manejo de excepciones

Following a few proven rules will help you keep your Java code resilient, readable, and easy to debug:

• Catch the most specific exception first, then the more general ones, to preserve the integrity of the exception hierarchy.
• Avoid empty catch blocks. At a minimum, log the exception so the root cause is never lost.
• Use the finally block or try with resources to release files, sockets, and database connections.
• Throw checked exceptions only when the caller can reasonably recover, and use unchecked exceptions for programming errors.
• Wrap low level exceptions in a meaningful business exception to keep API contracts clean.
• Never swallow InterruptedException silently in multithreaded code, restore the interrupt flag instead.

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