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Start your free trialTimothy Baney
1,888 PointsWhy is my catch method not catching the exception ?
*Looks like you didn't catch the exception)
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) {
GoKart kart = new GoKart("yellow");
if (kart.isBatteryEmpty()) {
System.out.println("The battery is empty");
}
kart.drive(2);
try {
kart.drive(100);
} catch (IllegalArgumentException iae) {
System.out.printf("warning %s", iae.getMessage());
}
}
}
2 Answers
Seth Kroger
56,413 PointsYou've pretty much got it. Checking the challenge, it wants you to have the kart.drive(2); statement in the try block. Otherwise that line will throw an exception and the rest won't run.
David McCarty
5,214 PointsIt may be that the code you're executing in the try statement isn't throwing an IllegalArgumentException.
Try changing the IllegalArgumentException to Exception and see what happens.
Every exception inherits from the Exception class, so if you catch Exception, you're essentially catching all unchecked exceptions that could possibly be thrown.