Misplaced Constructs error (Java)

Question

Can anyone tell me where I'm going wrong in my program to get this error? I've put an "*" next to the lines which give me this error. Using Eclipse btw. The whole code is linked below. Thanks!!

public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        openFile();
        addRecords();
        closeFile();
    }
    public static void openFile()
    {
        try
        *{
        *   output = new Formatter("numbers.txt");
        *}
        *catch
        {
            System.err.println("Write permission denied. Terminating.");
            System.exit(1);
        }
        *catch
        {
            System.err.println("Error opening file. Terminating.");
            System.exit(1);
        }
    }

http://pastebin.com/CKPQzCNi

Answer 1

Your catch clause is an exception handler which takes in an argument. The argument type, ExceptionType must be declared and must be the name of a class that inherits from the Throwable class. I see your try-catch block is not specifying an argument to either of the catch clauses.

Refer to the method addRecords() in the code you have referenced on pastebin for an example of correct exception handling.