MSIR.0977

MSIR.0977  THROW invalid -- token

A Throw statement or block was coded in an invalid context. The following examples are among the texts that might be displayed with this message:

• The target of the Throw statement isn't an instance of an exception class, in which case the following message is produced:

  MSIR.0977: THROW invalid -- value not an object

• The target of the Throw statement is an instance of a class other than an exception class, in which case the following message is produced:

  MSIR.0977: THROW invalid -- object not in an exception class

• The Throw statement doesn't not appear within a valid class method, in which case the following message is produced:

  MSIR.0977: THROW invalid -- not in a method

• A Throw statement appears within the body of a method, but the method declaration doesn't include a Throws clause. In this case the following message is produced:

  MSIR.0977: THROW invalid -- method definition has no Throws clause

• A Throw statement species a valid exception class object, but not of an exception class type that is defined in the Throws clause to the calling method. In this case the following message is produced:

  MSIR.0977: THROW invalid -- object not of a thrown class

Response:

Message attributes:

RETCODEO=0	Sets online return code
RETCODEB=4	Sets batch (single user) return code
CLASS=E	Error class; the message can be suppressed with the X'04' bit setting of the MSGCTL parameter
AUDITER	Writes the message with line type ER to the audit trail
COUNT	Increments the error count (ERCNT) parameter
ECHO	Displays the line that caused the error

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