Can I catch multiple Java exceptions in the same catch clause?

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In Java, I want to do something like this:

try {
    ...     
} catch (/* code to catch IllegalArgumentException, SecurityException, 
            IllegalAccessException, and NoSuchFieldException at the same time */) {
   someCode();
}

...instead of:

try {
    ...     
} catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
    someCode();
} catch (SecurityException e) {
    someCode();
} catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
    someCode();
} catch (NoSuchFieldException e) {
    someCode();
}

Is there any way to do this?

multi-catch try-catch exception java
10 Answers

It is very simple:

try { 
  // Your code here.
} catch (IllegalArgumentException | SecurityException | IllegalAccessException |
            NoSuchFieldException e) { 
  // Handle exception here.
}
user_150445640

For kotlin, it's not possible for now but they've considered to add it: Source
But for now, just a little trick:

try {
    // code
} catch(ex:Exception) {
    when(ex) {
        is SomeException,
        is AnotherException -> {
            // handle
        }
        else -> throw ex
    }
}
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