Question

How do I do a try except else in Java like I would in Python?

Example:

try:
   something()
except SomethingException,err:
   print 'error'
else:
   print 'succeeded'

I see try and catch mentioned but nothing else.

Answer 1

I’m not entirely convinced that I like it, but this would be equivalent of Python’s else. It eliminates the problem’s identified with putting the success code at the end of the try block.

bool success = true;
try {
    something();
} catch (Exception e) {
    success = false;
    // other exception handling
}
if (success) {
    // equivalent of Python else goes here
}