How can I break from a try/catch block without throwing an exception in Java

Question

I need a way to break from the middle of try/catch block without throwing an exception. Something that is similar to the break and continue in for loops. Is this possible?

I have been getting weird throughts about throwing a custom exception (naming it "BreakContinueException") that simple does nothing in its catch handler. I'm sure this is very twisted.

So, any straight forward solution I'm not aware of?

Answer 1

The proper way to do it is probably to break down the method by putting the try-catch block in a separate method, and use a return statement:

public void someMethod() {
    try {
        ...
        if (condition)
            return;
        ...
    } catch (SomeException e) {
        ...
    }
}

If the code involves lots of local variables, you may also consider using a break from a labeled block, as suggested by Stephen C:

label: try {
    ...
    if (condition)
        break label;
    ...
} catch (SomeException e) {
    ...
}