CHAPTER 81 --- More about Exceptions

Java exceptions provide a powerful mechanism for writting 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:

(Review: ) Here is what a catch{} block looks like:

catch( SomeException exp )
{
}

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