MindQ's #28 - Another bad (ambiguous) question

[Betty Reynolds]

28. What exception might a wait() method throw?
The first answer that comes to my mind is IllegalMonitorStateException. The "correct" answer
is InterruptedException.

[Anonymous]

The signature of wait()in JLS clearly shows that wait()method throws both IllegalMonitorStateException and InterruptedException so IMO both IllegalMonitorStateException and InterruptedException are valid answers.
Regds,
Milind

[This message has been edited by Milind (edited April 02, 2000).]
[This message has been edited by Milind (edited April 02, 2000).]

[Betty Reynolds]

Right. This is one of those fill in the blank questions. IMO either answer is correct also, but you get penalized if you don't select InterruptedException. A better way to state this question would be to ask what checked exception might
wait() throw.