Error Handling

Java statements are usually bracketed in try/catch blocks, so the program can intercept and handle exception conditions. Some methods require a try/catch block and the compiler will return an error if one is not included. In any case, using try/catch is the preferred and recommended practice.

COBOL and Java have similar try/catch syntax.

The Java syntax is:

try { java statements } catch (Exception e) { e.printStackTrace(); }

The COBOL syntax is:

try cobol statements catch exception exception-object:>printStackTrace() end-try