Java FileNotFoundException

Example

Try to read a file that does not exist, and catch the exception:

import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
import java.util.Scanner;

public class Main {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    try {
      Scanner myReader = new Scanner(new File("missing.txt"));
      myReader.close();
    } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
      System.out.println("Error: the file was not found.");
    }
  }
}

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