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Foil 63 Handling Exceptions in Closing a File

From CPS616 Lectures on Java CPS616 Basic Information Track for Computational Science -- Winter-Spring Semester 96. by Geoffrey C. Fox * See also color IMAGE
File file; /* defines file to be object of class File */
try{
  • file = new File("filenameyouwant");
  • .......
  • file.write("stuff put out");
} catch (IOException e) {
/* This catches ALL I/O errors including read and write stuff */
/* After Handling Some How */
return; /* but the finally clause will be executed whether or not code terminates normally */
} /* We must close file whatever happens */
finally {
  • file.close();
}

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