Since Java 7 it has been possible to catch multiple exceptions at once. Therefore, when multiple catch blocks have the same code, they
should be combined for better readability.
Note that this rule is automatically disabled when the project’s sonar.java.source is lower than 7.
Noncompliant code example
catch (IOException e) {
doCleanup();
logger.log(e);
}
catch (SQLException e) { // Noncompliant
doCleanup();
logger.log(e);
}
catch (TimeoutException e) { // Compliant; block contents are different
doCleanup();
throw e;
}
Compliant solution
catch (IOException|SQLException e) {
doCleanup();
logger.log(e);
}
catch (TimeoutException e) {
doCleanup();
throw e;
}
