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2024.3

Overly broad 'catch' block

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Last modified: 03 December 2024

Reports catch blocks with parameters that are more generic than the exception thrown by the corresponding try block.

Example:

After the quick-fix is applied:

Configure the inspection:

  • Use the Only warn on RuntimeException, Exception, Error or Throwable option to have this inspection warn only on the most generic exceptions.

  • Use the Ignore exceptions which hide others but are themselves thrown option to ignore any exceptions that hide other exceptions but still may be thrown and thus are technically not overly broad.