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Handling an exception as a method argument

I am looking for a design pattern to handle Exception instances received as method arguments. To put some context into the question, I am using GWT and have various asynchronous handlers that usually come in a form similar to: So, the onFailure method receives a Throwable instance that I need to handle. Now, …

How to convert String into Hashmap in java

How can I convert a String into a HashMap? into Where the keys are first_name, last_name and gender and the values are naresh, kumar, male. Note: Keys can be any thing like city = hyderabad. I am looking for a generic approach. Answer This is one solution. If you want to make it more generic, you can use the …

Code in “catch” block not executing

please help me understand why:) My program reach the “try” line, but seems to skip the “catch”, Although its printing the stacktrace… I’m using JOptionPane in my catch, but also System.out.println() not working. Code: Exception: Answer There is an NullPointerException inter…

How to use (primitive) autoboxing/widening with Hamcrest?

I came across https://code.google.com/p/hamcrest/issues/detail?id=130 to add some sugar syntax for Hamcrest matchers. But the idea was rejected by the Hamcrest developers. Any other smart ideas to make tests better readable by avoiding having to type L behind longs? UPDATE See also below the differences when …