Why am I getting errors with my Java try…catch?

Question

I\'m starting to teach myself more about Java error handling, and this is my first program where I\'m trying to see specific errors instead of using catch (Exception e)

Answer 1

Because the type of error thrown doesn't match the one you're catching. Try this...

catch(Exception e) {
  System.out.println("Exception: "+ e.getClass());
}

That will show you the type of error you should be catching. Obviously this isn't good practice but it's a good exercise for seeing what's happening. Other answers on this page concerning checked and unchecked exceptions are pretty concise.