created: 04/30/00; revised: 09/13/00, 07/06/02, 06/07/03, 07/22/06

CHAPTER 81 — More about Exceptions

Java exceptions provide a powerful mechanism for writing robust, user-friendly code. This chapter continues the discussion started in the last chapter.

Chapter Topics:

Using the catch parameter
IndexOutOfBoundsException
Checked and unchecked exceptions
The throws clause
The throw statement
Extending the Exception class

QUESTION 1:

Here is a catch{} block:

catch( Exception exp )
{
}

When the block catches an exception, what does exp refer to?