Error Handling
Java statements are usually bracketed in try/catch blocks, so the program can intercept and handle exception conditions. Some methods require a try/catch block and the compiler will return an error if one is not included.  In any case, using try/catch is the preferred and recommended practice.
COBOL and Java have similar try/catch syntax. 
The Java syntax is:
try {         java statements     } catch (Exception e) {         e.printStackTrace();     }  | 
The COBOL syntax is:
try    cobol statements catch exception    exception-object:>printStackTrace() end-try  |