Exception Handling and Assertions

Overview/Description
Target Audience
Prerequisites
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
Course Number

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Overview/Description
To enable the learner to handle exceptions and use assertions in Java

Target Audience
Novice programmers with an understanding of basic programming concepts who want to learn Java; programmers proficient in another programming language who want to move to Java; programmers experienced in the Java language who want to take the Sun Certified Programmer for the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition 1.4 exam

Prerequisites
Knowledge of basic programming principles; experience in another programming or scripting language, such as Visual Basic, C, C++, or JavaScript, would be useful

Expected Duration (hours)
1.7

Lesson Objectives

Exception Handling and Assertions

use try, catch, and finally blocks to handle exceptions in Java.

identify and use the methods of the Throwable class and its subclasses, and define runtime and checked exceptions.

write code to throw exceptions in Java.

write code to create and handle exceptions in Java.

identify the code used to create assertions in Java and the commands used to enable them.

code, compile, and enable Java assertions.

Course Number:
212091_eng