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try {
// Requested file does not exist
}catch(IOException) { /* ask the user for a different filename */ }

Although, not explicitly required by this recommendation, failure tolerant systems must also catch and handle unexpected unchecked exceptions resulting from programming errors.

Exceptions

It is reasonable to ignore an exception which occurs within a catch or finally block, such as while trying to close a FileInputStream object. It is also permissible when the client cannot be expected to recover from the exception easily.

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