class ArrayReferenceThrow extends RuntimeException { } class IndexThrow extends RuntimeException { } class RightHandSideThrow extends RuntimeException { } class IllustrateSimpleArrayAssignment { static Object[] objects = { new Object(), new Object() }; static Thread[] threads = { new Thread(), new Thread() }; static Object[] arrayThrow() { throw new ArrayReferenceThrow(); } static int indexThrow() { throw new IndexThrow(); } static Thread rightThrow() { throw new RightHandSideThrow(); } static String name(Object q) { String sq = q.getClass().getName(); int k = sq.lastIndexOf('.'); return (k < 0) ? sq : sq.substring(k+1); } static void testFour(Object[] x, int j, Object y) { String sx = x == null ? "null" : name(x[0]) + "s"; String sy = name(y); System.out.println(); try { System.out.print(sx + "[throw]=throw => "); x[indexThrow()] = rightThrow(); System.out.println("Okay!"); } catch (Throwable e) { System.out.println(name(e)); } try { System.out.print(sx + "[throw]=" + sy + " => "); x[indexThrow()] = y; System.out.println("Okay!"); } catch (Throwable e) { System.out.println(name(e)); } try { System.out.print(sx + "[" + j + "]=throw => "); x[j] = rightThrow(); System.out.println("Okay!"); } catch (Throwable e) { System.out.println(name(e)); } try { System.out.print(sx + "[" + j + "]=" + sy + " => "); x[j] = y; System.out.println("Okay!"); } catch (Throwable e) { System.out.println(name(e)); } } public static void main(String[] args) { try { System.out.print("throw[throw]=throw => "); arrayThrow()[indexThrow()] = rightThrow(); System.out.println("Okay!"); } catch (Throwable e) { System.out.println(name(e)); } try { System.out.print("throw[throw]=Thread => "); arrayThrow()[indexThrow()] = new Thread(); System.out.println("Okay!"); } catch (Throwable e) { System.out.println(name(e)); } try { System.out.print("throw[1]=throw => "); arrayThrow()[1] = rightThrow(); System.out.println("Okay!"); } catch (Throwable e) { System.out.println(name(e)); } try { System.out.print("throw[1]=Thread => "); arrayThrow()[1] = new Thread(); System.out.println("Okay!"); } catch (Throwable e) { System.out.println(name(e)); } testFour(null, 1, new StringBuffer()); testFour(null, 1, new StringBuffer()); testFour(null, 9, new Thread()); testFour(null, 9, new Thread()); testFour(objects, 1, new StringBuffer()); testFour(objects, 1, new Thread()); testFour(objects, 9, new StringBuffer()); testFour(objects, 9, new Thread()); testFour(threads, 1, new StringBuffer()); testFour(threads, 1, new Thread()); testFour(threads, 9, new StringBuffer()); testFour(threads, 9, new Thread()); } }