Re: Throw exception in an interface
moisi_fr@yahoo.fr wrote:
Hello,
I defined a basic interface like this:
public interface Inter {
public void method();
}
Now I implemented it like this:
public class InterImpl implements Inter {
public void method() throws Exception {
// Do some stuff that can throw exceptions
}
}
It doesn't compile because the two signatures are not the same in the
interface and the implementation. To me, the interface should be
opalpa@gmail.com opalinski from opalpaweb wrote:
Make your own Exception subclass that is broad enough to suitcase all
exceptions. Then declare the interface method as throwing that
SuitcaseException.
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Another, occasionally appropriate solution is to throw RuntimeException
instances like IllegalArgumentException and those subclasses of
RuntimeException you roll yourself.
Opalinski
The trick is knowing if this time is such an appropriate occasion.
RuntimeExceptions are dangerous because they are not in the method signature,
so the client can be pretty surprised by them. Like many other dangerous
things, they can be useful if correctly used to handle wildly exceptional
situations. They're not so good for handling stuff the method rather expects
to happen sometimes.
If you intend your interface to throw Exceptions, it's better to declare a
checked exception such as the respondent's "SuitcaseException" in the
interface as they suggested. This warns all clients, in fact forces them to
check for the exception. Another alternative is not to throw an exception but
to have the method take some prudent alternative action.
-Lew
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