Practice Catching Multiple Exceptions (7.7) - Chapter 7: Exception Handling in Java

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Question 1.
What is the purpose of multiple catch blocks?
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Think about why we don't want to handle all exceptions in one place.
Question 2.
Name the syntax for catching multiple exceptions.
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Recall the structure we discussed.
3Question 3.
What is the primary advantage of using multiple catch blocks?
- More error types handled
- Specific error messages
- Less code overall
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Consider how detailed responses affect users.
4Question 4.
True or False: A try block can only have one catch block.
- True
- False
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Think about the structure we discussed.
Question 5.
Write a program that prompts the user for two integers and attempts to divide them. Handle ArithmeticException and NumberFormatException.
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Consider what could go wrong during user input and division.
Question 6.
Create a method to read from a file and parse its integer values, catching IOException and NumberFormatException.
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Think about both file access and data parsing errors.

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