How can I break from a try/catch block without throwing an exception in Java

Question

I need a way to break from the middle of try/catch block without throwing an exception. Something that is similar to the break and continue in for loops. Is this possible?

I have been getting weird throughts about throwing a custom exception (naming it "BreakContinueException") that simple does nothing in its catch handler. I'm sure this is very twisted.

So, any straight forward solution I'm not aware of?

Answer 1

The proper way to do it is probably to break down the method by putting the try-catch block in a separate method, and use a return statement:

public void someMethod() {     try {         ...         if (condition)             return;         ...     } catch (SomeException e) {         ...     } } 

If the code involves lots of local variables, you may also consider using a break from a labeled block, as suggested by Stephen C:

label: try {     ...     if (condition)         break label;     ... } catch (SomeException e) {     ... } 

Answer 2

You can always do it with a break from a loop construct or a labeled break as specified in aioobies answer.

public static void main(String[] args) {     do {         try {             // code..             if (condition)                 break;             // more code...         } catch (Exception e) {          }     } while (false); }