Overly broad 'catch' block
Reports catch
blocks with parameters that are more generic than the exception thrown by the corresponding try
block.
Example:
try {
File file = new File(pathToFile);
return file.getAbsolutePath();
} catch (Exception ex) { // warning: 'catch' of 'Exception' is too broad, masking exceptions 'RuntimeException'
return defaultFilePath;
}
After the quick-fix is applied:
try {
File file = new File(pathToFile);
return file.getAbsolutePath();
} catch (RuntimeException ex) {
return defaultFilePath;
}
- By ID
Can be used to locate inspection in e.g. Qodana configuration files, where you can quickly enable or disable it, or adjust its settings.
OverlyBroadCatchBlock
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.
Here you can find the description of settings available for the Overly broad 'catch' block inspection, and the reference of their default values.
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Can be installed with plugin: | Java, 243.23126 |
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