sebb wrote: > On 18/06/2008, Jörg Schaible <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
[snip] >> > >> > IOException is: >> > "This class is the general class of exceptions produced by failed or >> > interrupted I/O operations. " >> > One can see wrong passwords as an interrupted IO exception. For me >> > this are logical issues. >> >> >> No, it's definitely not an InterruptedIOException. Such a beast is thrown >> if >> the thread is interrupted while it is performing an IO operation. Note, >> that you will not see this on Windows, but on Solaris that exception can >> cause major headaches ;-) >> > > However, I think one could regard an incorrect password as much the > same as a file protection error, which is surely an IOException? IOException for sure, I just want to point out that it is a bad idea to use *InterruptedIOException* for something different, since it is already a very special case in the JDK ;-) - Jörg --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]