//: StormyInning.java ////////////////////////////////////////////////// // Copyright (c) Bruce Eckel, 1998 // Source code file from the book "Thinking in Java" // All rights reserved EXCEPT as allowed by the // following statements: You can freely use this file // for your own work (personal or commercial), // including modifications and distribution in // executable form only. Permission is granted to use // this file in classroom situations, including its // use in presentation materials, as long as the book // "Thinking in Java" is cited as the source. // Except in classroom situations, you cannot copy // and distribute this code; instead, the sole // distribution point is http://www.BruceEckel.com // (and official mirror sites) where it is // freely available. You cannot remove this // copyright and notice. You cannot distribute // modified versions of the source code in this // package. You cannot use this file in printed // media without the express permission of the // author. Bruce Eckel makes no representation about // the suitability of this software for any purpose. // It is provided "as is" without express or implied // warranty of any kind, including any implied // warranty of merchantability, fitness for a // particular purpose or non-infringement. The entire // risk as to the quality and performance of the // software is with you. Bruce Eckel and the // publisher shall not be liable for any damages // suffered by you or any third party as a result of // using or distributing software. In no event will // Bruce Eckel or the publisher be liable for any // lost revenue, profit, or data, or for direct, // indirect, special, consequential, incidental, or // punitive damages, however caused and regardless of // the theory of liability, arising out of the use of // or inability to use software, even if Bruce Eckel // and the publisher have been advised of the // possibility of such damages. Should the software // prove defective, you assume the cost of all // necessary servicing, repair, or correction. If you // think you've found an error, please email all // modified files with clearly commented changes to: // Bruce@EckelObjects.com. (Please use the same // address for non-code errors found in the book.) ///////////////////////////////////////////////// // Overridden methods may throw only the // exceptions specified in their base-class // versions, or exceptions derived from the // base-class exceptions. class BaseballException extends Exception {} class Foul extends BaseballException {} class Strike extends BaseballException {} abstract class Inning { Inning() throws BaseballException {} void event () throws BaseballException { // Doesn't actually have to throw anything } abstract void atBat() throws Strike, Foul; void walk() {} // Throws nothing } class StormException extends Exception {} class RainedOut extends StormException {} class PopFoul extends Foul {} interface Storm { void event() throws RainedOut; void rainHard() throws RainedOut; } public class StormyInning extends Inning implements Storm { // OK to add new exceptions for constructors, // but you must deal with the base constructor // exceptions: StormyInning() throws RainedOut, BaseballException {} StormyInning(String s) throws Foul, BaseballException {} // Regular methods must conform to base class: //! void walk() throws PopFoul {} //Compile error // Interface CANNOT add exceptions to existing // methods from the base class: //! public void event() throws RainedOut {} // If the method doesn't already exist in the // base class, the exception is OK: public void rainHard() throws RainedOut {} // You can choose to not throw any exceptions, // even if base version does: public void event() {} // Overridden methods can throw // inherited exceptions: void atBat() throws PopFoul {} public static void main(String[] args) { try { StormyInning si = new StormyInning(); si.atBat(); } catch(PopFoul e) { } catch(RainedOut e) { } catch(BaseballException e) {} // Strike not thrown in derived version. try { // What happens if you upcast? Inning i = new StormyInning(); i.atBat(); // You must catch the exceptions from the // base-class version of the method: } catch(Strike e) { } catch(Foul e) { } catch(RainedOut e) { } catch(BaseballException e) {} } } ///:~