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Bug 227563 - Fixable hint for "exception is never thrown in body of corresponding try statement"
Summary: Fixable hint for "exception is never thrown in body of corresponding try stat...
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: java
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Hints (show other bugs)
Version: 7.3
Hardware: PC Windows 7
: P3 normal (vote)
Assignee: Svata Dedic
URL:
Keywords:
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2013-03-16 22:15 UTC by markiewb
Modified: 2017-11-08 00:41 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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Issue Type: ENHANCEMENT
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2013-03-16 22:15 UTC, markiewb 		Details
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Description markiewb 2013-03-16 22:15:31 UTC 
Created attachment 132690 [details]
shows the error without fixable hint

<code>
    void method() {
	try {
	    int i=1;
	} catch (JAXBException e) { // error in this line
	}
    }
</code>

ACTUAL: error "exception is never thrown in body of corresponding try statement", but no fixable hint

EXPECTED: error "exception is never thrown in body of corresponding try statement" with fixable hint "remove catch of newer thrown exception"
Comment 1 dtrebbien 2017-11-08 00:41:52 UTC 
This appears to be implemented in the currently unreleased NB 9.0, by org.netbeans.modules.java.hints.errors.ExtraCatch