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 |
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| 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 |