Re: Java exceptions using recursive method
Rodusa wrote:
I am a beginner in java and I am having difficulty in understanding
the output below which uses exceptions and recursion. So far I was
able to understand the logic until line 10. After that I am lost. I
don't understand why is i being decremented? first it printed rec 1,
rec 2 , rec 3 and when it reached the exception it started to
decrement i like 3, 2, 1.
Rod
Output:
1. A(int)
2. B(int)
3. A()
4. B()
5. C()
6. 2
7. rec 1
8. rec 2
9. rec 3
10. Foo excepted
11. Handled in C -> i:3
12. Finally
13. Handled in C -> i:2
14. Finally
15. Handled in C -> i:1
16. Finally
17. Handled in Main
....
public void rec(int i) throws Exception{
System.out.println("rec " + i);
try{
if(i==3)
foo();
else
rec(i+1);
} catch(Exception e){
System.out.println("Handled in C -> i:" +i);
throw e;
} finally {
System.out.println("Finally");
}
}
....
The stack can contain several invocations of rec, each with its own
value of i. Nothing is decrementing i, you are just getting reports from
older rec invocations.
Patricia
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