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By bloid
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Published: Jul 16 2007 / 12:07

Java: Better exception syntax
I'm not an exception hater, but I do dislike the way Java makes you deal with multiple exception types. Take something trivial like reflection:
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Ricky Clarkson replied ago:

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I prefer catch (OneException | AnotherException e).

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crowlogic replied ago:

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thats ridiculous because we are specifying a list of things to catch, not a boolean expression

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Ricky Clarkson replied ago:

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Well, (IOException,SQLException exception) is a possibility, but I think it's too similar to ordinary parameter lists, so it would be easily confused.

Reusing the | operator with types isn't so easy to confuse with anything that already exists - that's why I suggested that.

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hightower replied ago:

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I prefer catch too.

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