javaexceptionnullpointerexceptionmalformedurlexception

Issue with java reading file from src directory


I am working on some college labwork a file Real.txt should be read from the src directory. but no matter what info is passed to the testEceptions method I get an IOException. Its probably something simple but my head has been melted from a day of college work.

import java.awt.EventQueue; 
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.border.EmptyBorder;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.io.FileReader;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.MalformedURLException;
import java.net.URL;

public class TestFourExceptionsGUI extends JFrame
{
    private JPanel contentPane;

    /**
     * Launch the application.
     */
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
            public void run()
            {
                try {
                    TestFourExceptionsGUI frame = new TestFourExceptionsGUI();
                    frame.setVisible(true);
                } catch (Exception e) {
                    e.printStackTrace();
                }
            }
        });
    }

    /**
     * Create the frame.
     */
    public TestFourExceptionsGUI()
    {
        setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        setBounds(100, 100, 450, 300);
        contentPane = new JPanel();
        contentPane.setBorder(new EmptyBorder(5, 5, 5, 5));
        setContentPane(contentPane);
        contentPane.setLayout(null);

        JButton btnTestIoexception = new JButton("Test IOException");
        btnTestIoexception.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
            {
                System.out.println("I am here");
                testExceptions("Hi", "Whatever.txt", "http://www.itb.ie", false);
            }
        });
        btnTestIoexception.setBounds(115, 50, 180, 23);
        contentPane.add(btnTestIoexception);

        JButton btnTestUrlException = new JButton("Test Url Exception");
        btnTestUrlException.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
            {
                testExceptions("", "Real.txt", "http://www.itb.ie", false);
            }
        });
        btnTestUrlException.setBounds(115, 99, 180, 23);
        contentPane.add(btnTestUrlException);

        JButton btnTestNullpointerexception = new JButton("Test NullPointerException");
        btnTestNullpointerexception.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
            {
                testExceptions("Hi", "Real.txt", "http://www.itb.ie", false);
            }
        });
        btnTestNullpointerexception.setBounds(115, 152, 180, 23);
        contentPane.add(btnTestNullpointerexception);

        JButton btnGeneralException = new JButton("Test General Exception");
        btnGeneralException.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
            {
                testExceptions("","Real.txt","http://www.itb.ie", true);
            }
        });
        btnGeneralException.setBounds(115, 200, 180, 23);
        contentPane.add(btnGeneralException);
    }

    private static final Object URL = null;

    public void testExceptions(String str, String url, String filename, boolean generalexceptionActivated)
    {
        try {
            str.toCharArray(); //Null string potential error
            new FileReader(filename); //Unknown filename potential error
            new URL(url); //Badly written URL potential error
            if (generalexceptionActivated) { //Potential error
                this.clone(); //Will be caught as a general error!
            }
        } catch (MalformedURLException e) {
            JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "A URL has been badly written " + e.getMessage(),  null, JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE);
        } catch (IOException e) {
            JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "An IOException has been caught " + e.getMessage(),  null, JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE);
        } catch (NullPointerException e) {
            JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "A NullPOinter Exception has been caught " + e.getMessage(),  null, JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "A General Exception has been caught " + e.getMessage(),  null, JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE);
        } finally {
            JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "The finally block has been called ",  null, ERROR);
        }
    }
}

The exception is:

Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" java.lang.RuntimeException: JOptionPane: type must be one of JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE, JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE, JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE, JOptionPane.QUESTION_MESSAGE or JOptionPane.PLAIN_MESSAGE

Solution

  • Thanks for your help guys the below edits resolved the issues

        JButton btnTestIoexception = new JButton("Test IOException");
        btnTestIoexception.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                testExceptions("Hi","http://www.itb.ie","Whatever.txt", false);
            }
        });
        btnTestIoexception.setBounds(115, 50, 180, 23);
        contentPane.add(btnTestIoexception);
    
        JButton btnTestUrlException = new JButton("Test Url Exception");
        btnTestUrlException.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                testExceptions("Hi","","Real.txt", false);
            }
        });
        btnTestUrlException.setBounds(115, 99, 180, 23);
        contentPane.add(btnTestUrlException);
    
        JButton btnTestNullpointerexception = new JButton("Test NullPointerException");
        btnTestNullpointerexception.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                    testExceptions(null,"http://www.itb.ie","Real.txt",false);
            }
        });
        btnTestNullpointerexception.setBounds(115, 152, 180, 23);
        contentPane.add(btnTestNullpointerexception);
    
        JButton btnGeneralException = new JButton("Test General Exception");
        btnGeneralException.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                testExceptions("","http://www.itb.ie","Real.txt", true);
            }
        });