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Java Java Objects (Retired) Harnessing the Power of Objects Exceptions

Posted by Sachveer Gill
Sachveer Gill
1,947 Points

Why is my throw new exception not working?

public void load(int pezAmount){

int newAmount = pezAmount + mPezCount;
  if (newAmount > MAX_PEZ){
 throw new IllegalArgumentExpression("Too many");
  }    
mPezCount = newAmount;

}

Error: treehouse:~/workspace$ javac Example.java
./PezDispenser.java:32: error: cannot find symbol
throw new IllegalArgumentExpression("Too many");
^
symbol: class IllegalArgumentExpression
location: class PezDispenser
1 error

1 Answer