Thread: problems with exceptions

I have 2 error messages regarding the 2 exceptions which i have highlighted in bold in the code snippet below, can someone please tell me if i need some additional code as I am not to sure why it is not compiling

package supermarketproject;

import SuperMarketProject.LinearNode;
import SuperMarketProject.QueueADT;

public class LinkedQueue<T> implements QueueADT<T>
{
private int count;
private LinearNode<T> front, rear;

/**
* Creates an empty queue.
*/
public LinkedQueue()
{
count = 0;
front = rear = null;
}

public boolean isEmpty( ) {
return front == null;
}
/**
* Adds the specified element to the rear of this queue.
*
* @param element the element to be added to the rear of this queue
*/
public void enqueue (T element)
{
LinearNode<T> node = new LinearNode<T>(element);

if (isEmpty())
front = node;
else
rear.setNext (node);

rear = node;
count++;
}

public T dequeue() throws EmptyCollectionException
{
if (isEmpty())
throw new EmptyCollectionException ("queue");

T result = front.getElement();
front = front.getNext();
count--;

if (isEmpty())
rear = null;

return result;
}

public class ElementNotFoundException extends RuntimeException{
/**
* Sets up this exception with an appropriate message.
*/
public ElementNotFoundException (String collection)
{
super ("The target element is not in this " + collection);
}
}
/**
* EmptyCollectionException represents the situation in which a collection
* is empty.
*/

public class EmptyCollectionException extends RuntimeException{
/**
* Sets up this exception with an appropriate message.
*/
public EmptyCollectionException (String collection)
{
super ("The " + collection + " is empty.");
}
}

@Override
public T first() {
throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported yet.");
}

@Override
public int size() {
throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported yet.");
}
}

So what are the errors you get? Please post up the full message text and stack trace if present.

Incidentally, you shouldn't be extending RuntimeException for normal code. RuntimeExceptions are unchecked, and the compiler won't require methods throwing them to declare them. This is because they're intended for JVM code and if the JVM code fails, the system will crash anyway. Non-JVM code should throw Exception subclasses.

ok so basically what i need to do is create a simulation to show my manager because she is keen to reduce the waiting times of those customers standing in line ready to purchase their items. She can simply achieve this by opening more lines, however, she does not want to employ more cashiers than required. She has calculated that customers remain happy if they are served within 8 minutes of joining the queue. she wants to calculate the ‘optimal’ number of cashiers which need to be available in order keep the waiting times below 8 minutes. I have 5 different classes of code which are in effect linking with one and other, i do not know if i need to use exceptions or not, can some of you please shed some light as to whether or not i need to use them.

do not know if i need to use exceptions or not,

Can you give an example of when you would use an exception?

unfortunatley not

Your post#4 sounds like a Queueing Theory problem. I worked on lots of those at school.