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try-catch-finally statement
subject			fact

try-catch-finally statement	has example //Any division by zero that occurs when executing the try block will result in execution of the catch block. //Once either block completes, execution continues at the statement after the catch block. try { result = numerator / denominator; validResult = true; } catch (ArithmeticException e) { validResult = false; }
	has part try block, catch block(s), finally block
	has syntax try{ statements } catch (exception_type1 identifier1) { statements } catch (exception_type2 identifier2) { statements ... } finally { statements }
	is a subtopic of Exception Handling
	is a subtopic of Exception Handling
	is a kind of decision making statement
	is a kind of exception statement
decision making statement	has purpose to make a decision on which branch of code to follow in a program
exception statement	has purpose to handle exceptions
statement	is terminated by a semicolon
	should be not more than one line long if possible
syntactic unit	has syntax rule bold = mandatory italic = non-terminal normal font = optional