// This example is from _Java Examples in a Nutshell_. (http://www.oreilly.com)
// Copyright (c) 1997 by David Flanagan
// This example is provided WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY either expressed or implied.
// You may study, use, modify, and distribute it for non-commercial purposes.
// For any commercial use, see http://www.davidflanagan.com/javaexamples
/**
* This program computes and displays the factorial of a number specified
* on the command line. It handles possible user input errors with try/catch.
**/
public class FactComputer {
public static void main(String[] args) {
// Try to compute a factorial. If something goes wrong, handle it below.
try {
int x = Integer.parseInt(args[0]);
System.out.println(x + "! = " + Factorial4.factorial(x));
}
// The user forgot to specify an argument. Thrown if args[0] is undefined.
catch (ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException e) {
System.out.println("You must specify an argument");
System.out.println("Usage: java FactComputer <number>");
}
// The argument is not a number. Thrown by Integer.parseInt().
catch (NumberFormatException e) {
System.out.println("The argument you specify must be an integer");
}
// The argument is |