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== Noncompliant Code Example

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public void doSomething(File file, Lock lock) {
  file.delete();  // Noncompliant
  // ...
  lock.tryLock(); // Noncompliant
}
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== Compliant Solution

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public void doSomething(File file, Lock lock) {
  if (!lock.tryLock()) {
    // lock failed; take appropriate action
  }
  if (!file.delete()) {
    // file delete failed; take appropriate action
  }
}
----

== See

* https://wiki.sei.cmu.edu/confluence/x/xzdGBQ[CERT, EXP00-J.] - Do not ignore values returned by methods
* https://wiki.sei.cmu.edu/confluence/x/TTZGBQ[CERT, FIO02-J.] - Detect and handle file-related errors
* https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/754.html[MITRE, CWE-754] - Improper Check for Unusual Exceptional Conditions

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