Programmer's Guide to Java™ Certification, A: A Comprehensive Primer, Second Edition

Chapter 5. Control Flow, Exception Handling, and Assertions

Exam Objectives Write code using if and switch statements, and identify legal argument types for these statements. Write code using all forms of loops, including labeled and unlabeled use of break and continue, and state the values taken by loop counter variables during and after loop execution. Write code that makes proper use of exceptions and exception handling clauses (try-catch-finally), and declares methods and overriding methods that throw exceptions. Recognize the effect of an exception arising at a specified point in a code fragment. Note: The exception may be a runtime exception, a checked exception, or an error (the code may include try, catch, or finally clauses in any legitimate ...