unreported exception java.lang.Exception

[Marisabel]

Hello java users. I am fairly new to java and programming. I am trying to create a program that will read a text file and then store information in an array (this is a requisite) and then print it. I am also required to use methods.

I get the following error message when calling the methods (during compilation):

BetseyColonComp2315Proyecto.java:58: unreported exception java.lang.Exception; must be caught or declared to be thrown
         readFile(nombreArchivo);
                 ^
BetseyColonComp2315Proyecto.java:59: unreported exception java.lang.Exception; must be caught or declared to be thrown
         crearArreglo(Persona)

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This the code that I have so far:

   import java.util.Scanner;
   import java.io.File;
   import java.io.BufferedReader;
   import java.io.BufferedReader;
   import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
   import java.io.FileReader;


   public class BetseyColonComp2315Proyecto
   {
      public static void readFile(String nombreArchivo)throws Exception
      {
         
         Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
         
         System.out.println("Entre el nombre del archivo: ");
         nombreArchivo = input.next();
      }
      
      public static void crearArreglo (String[] args) throws Exception
      {
      //open the text file for reading with scanner
         Scanner input = new Scanner( new File("Archivo.txt") );
         BufferedReader bufferedReader = null;
      
         int i=0;
         String line = null;
      	
         while ((line = bufferedReader.readLine()) != null)
         {
            i++;
         }
      	
         String Persona[] = new String[i];	
      }
      
      public static void displayPersona(String Persona[])
      {
         int counter=0;
         while (counter < Persona.length)
         {
            System.out.println(Persona[counter]);
            counter++;
         }
      }
      public static void main(String[] args)
      {
      
         Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
         String Persona[] = new String[10000];
         String nombreArchivo =" ";
      	
         readFile(nombreArchivo);
         crearArreglo(Persona);
         displayPersona(Persona);
         
      }
   	
   }

[Fubarable]

I'd do what the compiler tells you to do and catch your exceptions. To learn how to do this, please check out this very helpful tutorial: Lesson: Exceptions (The Java™ Tutorials > Essential Classes)

I've added code tags to your post.

[Marisabel]

 public static void readFile(String nombreArchivo)throws IOException
      {
         
         Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
         try
         {
            System.out.println("Entre el nombre del archivo: ");
            nombreArchivo = input.next();
         }
            catch (FileNotFoundException)
            {
               System.out.println("El nombre del archivo no existe");
            }
      	
      }

It is asking me to add an identifier at the catch. I have read the tutorials but I am still lost.

[sunde887]

What's the new error? Did you add the try catch at the correct areas? You don't need to catch or try anything in this method. You are only using a scanner.

[Marisabel]

First, thank you for your reply.

import java.util.Scanner;
   import java.io.File;
   import java.io.BufferedReader;
   import java.io.BufferedReader;
   import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
   import java.io.FileReader;
   import java.io.IOException;


   public class BetseyColonComp2315Proyecto
   {
      public static void readFile(String nombreArchivo)throws IOException
      {
         
         Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
         try
         {
            System.out.println("Entre el nombre del archivo: ");
            nombreArchivo = input.next();
         }
            catch (FileNotFoundException)
            {
               System.out.println("El nombre del archivo no existe");
            }
      	
      }
      
      
      public static void crearArreglo (String[] args) throws IOException
      {
      //open the text file for reading with scanner
         Scanner input = new Scanner( new File("Archivo.txt") );
         BufferedReader bufferedReader = null;
      
         int i=0;
         String line = null;
      	
         while ((line = bufferedReader.readLine()) != null)
         {
            i++;
         }
      	
         String Persona[] = new String[i];	
      }
      
      public static void displayPersona(String Persona[])
      {
         int counter=0;
         while (counter < Persona.length)
         {
            System.out.println(java.util.Arrays.toString(Persona));
         
            counter++;
         }
      }
      public static void main(String[] args)
      {
      
         Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
         String Persona[] = new String[10000];
         String nombreArchivo =" ";
      	
         readFile(nombreArchivo);
         crearArreglo(Persona);
         displayPersona(Persona);
         
      }
   	
   }

The first error message was that I was not catching the exceptions.

The new error message is:

Proyecto.java:26: <identifier> expected
            catch (FileNotFoundException)

[sunde887]

Remove the try catch in the method you added it to. It is unnecessary in that method. A scanner is just getting input from the console, while it can throw exceptions, I don't think you have to worry about it. Catching a FileNotFoundException is not a problem because you don't do anything with files in that method.

The only method you really need to be trying and catching stuff is the method that uses streams. Your way of getting the file is also incorrect. You should be modifying the passed in argument like that. Instead it should loop like this

public static File readFile(){
  prompt for string
  File f = new File(input);
  return f;
}

That would be a much better way to handle it.

Once you want to read the file you want to try to open the streams, and catch ioexceptions.

When you want to do something and fill an array, string, etc, you shouldn't be passing an argument as you are, instead you should be returning something

public static void crearArreglo (String[] args)

should be

public static String[] crearArreglo()

[Fubarable]

Proyecto.java:26: <identifier> expected
            catch (FileNotFoundException)

Your catch block is wrong as the exception you're catching must have a variable. Please look at the examples in the tutorial link that I gave you to see how it is done correctly.