`// This rule specifies whether empty catch block are allowed.
// Catch blocks do follow a try statement in which something
// could go wrong. Hence, it was either forgotten or it is a
// sign of bad coding to have empty catch blocks.
...
try
{
foo();
}
catch(FooException e)
{
// something went wrong but no action is being taken
// this migth cause big problems later for no obvious
// reason
}
...
try
{
foo();
}
catch(FooException e)
{
// The stacktrace is printed to the error channel
// Some other appropriate action might be taken as
// well
e.printStackTrace(System.err);
}
`