Java Conditional Command

[GeeTwo]

Originally Posted by notmattlythgoe

Its much easier to debug a syntax error because the method they are trying to access doesn't exist than allow it to get to the point that it runs and throws an exception.

Seeing the syntax error, the normal reaction (at least on my team) would be to check for a typo of a failed import, because these are the usual causes of our syntax errors after punctuation. It would take a longer time to figure out a syntax error than a "NeitherOperandIsObject" exception.