Multiple Catch Blocks in Java: Explanation & Practice

Problem summary

Handle both ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException and NumberFormatException.

Starter code

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        String[] numbers = {"10", "abc", "30"};
        
        // Try to parse numbers[5]
        // Handle both possible exceptions
    }
}

Expected output and test cases

• Handle index error

  Error: Index out of bounds

Hints

1. Multiple catch blocks for different exceptions
2. More specific exceptions first
3. Can use multi-catch with |

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