EXCEPTION HANDLING

 Exceptions : These are the runtime

errors which will occur when ever the
user provides an invalid value at the
runtime.
 Note : exceptions are not syntax or
logical errors.
 Exception Handling  it is used to
handle runtime errors.
 Exception Handling in VB.Net can be
done using 2 methods
 Unstructured Method.
Un Structured Exception Handling
 It supports skipping an error if occurs
or it can also be handled using this
method.
 On error resume next  when ever this
statement is used as the initial line in
any method if any error occurs at the
runtime then the line which causes the
error will be ignored and the system
will parse or resume from next
statement.
Unstructured method of handling errors:
 On error goto <error label> : when ever the
above statement is used in the initial line then if
any runtime errors occurs while processing the
application,the pointer will be moved on to the
error label block for handling those errors.
 Points to remember 
 If Unstructured method is used to handle the
errors then it is mandatory to end the method
definitions before the error label block.
 To terminate a procedure “exit sub” should be
used,to terminate a function “exit function”
should be used.
 Error label block should be always written as the
last statements.
To define the block
error label:statements to handle the exceptions
 Structured Exception Handling
 It can be used to handle the exceptions
with the support of individual blocks in a
structured manner.
 Syntax  try
‘Statements to execute
Catch Variable as exception
class
‘Statements to handle exception
Finally
‘manditory statements
end try

 The base class to work with exceptions is

 A single try block can have any no of catch
blocks defined for it.
 Try blocks can be nested.
 It is manditory to define at least one catch block
for a single try block.
 Finally block is an optional block if used within a
try block definition then the code written in that
block will always be executed.
 A single try block can have zero or only one
finally block defined for it
 When ever an exception occurs then if the try
block is defined with more than one catch than
each and every catch block is verified in a
sequential order till it encounters with the valid
catch block.