Java try with resources
In Java, the try-with-resources
statement is used to manage resources that are used in a block of code. A resource is an object that must be closed after use, such as a file, database connection, or network socket.
The try-with-resources
statement ensures that a resource is closed when the block of code exits, whether normally or due to an exception. The syntax for try-with-resources
is as follows:
try (ResourceType resource1 = new ResourceType(); ResourceType resource2 = new ResourceType()) { // code that uses resource1 and resource2 } catch (ExceptionType ex) { // code to handle exceptions }Source:www.theitroad.com
In this syntax, ResourceType
is the type of resource that you want to manage, and resource1
and resource2
are variables that refer to instances of ResourceType
. The try
block initializes the resources using the new
operator, and then uses them in the code.
When the try
block completes, the close()
method is called on each resource in reverse order of their creation, releasing any resources they were using.
Here's an example of using try-with-resources
to manage a file:
try (FileReader fileReader = new FileReader("example.txt"); BufferedReader bufferedReader = new BufferedReader(fileReader)) { String line = bufferedReader.readLine(); while (line != null) { System.out.println(line); line = bufferedReader.readLine(); } } catch (IOException ex) { System.out.println("An error occurred: " + ex.getMessage()); }
In this example, the try
block creates a FileReader
and a BufferedReader
to read from a file. The BufferedReader
is used to read lines from the file, and the System.out.println()
method is used to print each line to the console. When the try
block completes, the close()
method is called on both the FileReader
and the BufferedReader
.
If an exception is thrown while the try
block is executing, the catch
block handles the exception, and then the close()
method is called on the resources before the exception is propagated.