The first exception handling policy.

• By Chi-keong Iong
• August 16, 2001

class VisitorException
            extends Exception
{
    // an optional object reference to
    // record the original thrower
    private Object thrower=null;

    public VisitorException()
        { super(); }
    public VisitorException(String s)
        { super(s); }
    public VisitorException(Object o)
        { super();  thrower = o; }
    public VisitorException(String s,
                                Object o)
        { super(s); thrower = o; }

    void visit(A a) throws Exception
    {
        System.out.println(
            “A is visited.”);
        throw this;            // Rethrow!
    }
    void visit(B b) throws Exception
    {
        System.out.println(
            “B is visited.”);
        throw this;        // Rethrow!
    }
    void visit(C c) throws Exception
    {
        System.out.println(
            “C is visited.”);
        throw this;        // Rethrow!
    }
    void visit(Object o)
            throws Exception
    {
        // Default behavior for all
        //     undefined visited classes

        System.out.print(
            o.getClass().getName()
            + “ is visited”);

        if (thrower != null)
            System.out.print(
            “, the original thrower is “ +
            thrower.getClass().getName());

        System.out.println(“.”);

        // Stop propagating the
        // exception...
    }
}