io questions

[may leung]

Given that a java.io.IOException might occur when calling the read() method of the BufferedInputStream, you can handle the exception by:





a) Listing a java.io.EOFException in a throws list.

b) Catch the java.lang.Exception using the throw statement.

c) Catch a java.io.EOFException using a try/catch clause.

d) Catch a java.lang.Exception using a try/catch clause.

Can anyone explain this to me??
thanks~~

[Angela Poynton]

I think I would answer d since java.lang.Exception is extended by java.io.IOException ... EOFException extends IOExeption but may not be the specific exception thrown so if you caught that I don't think it would compile. Also I think in this case you would not use a throw statement to throw an IOException.
I think all this question is testing is your knowledge of the API ... ie... which class extends which.
[This message has been edited by Angela Poynton (edited January 05, 2001).]

[bill bozeman]

I agree with Angela, I think it is D also.
A. - False EOFException is a subclass of IOException so you are not throwing the entire exception, just part of it.
B. - False Would be true if this was throws statement, but not a throw statement. You throw new exceptions, and you use throws to pass the exception to the where the method was called.
C. - False, same as A.
D. - True, Exception is a superclass of IOException, so if you catch this then you are catching all of IOException.
Bill