programming-examples/java/Core_Java/NegativeLength Exception.java
2019-11-15 12:59:38 +01:00

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Java

NegativeLength Exception
import java.io.*;
public class NegativeLengthException extends Exception {
/** Test NegativeLengthException */
public static void main(String[] args) {
try {
int lineLength = readLength();
for(int i=0; i System.out.print("*");
}
System.out.println();
} catch (NegativeLengthException nle) {
System.out.println("NegativeLengthException: " +
nle.getMessage());
}
}
public NegativeLengthException() {
super("Negative dimensions not permitted.");
}
public NegativeLengthException(String message) {
super(message);
}
// readLength catches IOExceptions locally but lets the
// calling method handle NegativeLengthExceptions.
private static int readLength() throws NegativeLengthException {
BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(
new InputStreamReader(System.in));
System.out.print("Enter length: ");
System.out.flush();
int len = 0;
try {
String line = in.readLine();
len = Integer.parseInt(line);
if (len < 0) {
throw new NegativeLengthException();
}
} catch (IOException ioe) {
System.out.println("Problem reading from keyboard");
}
return(len);
}
}