ADDITIONAL SYSTEM INFORMATION :
NAME="Ubuntu"
VERSION_ID="22.04"
VERSION="22.04.3 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)"
6.2.0-26-generic #26~22.04.1-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Thu Jul 13 16:27:29 UTC 2 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
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openjdk version "21" 2023-09-19
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 21+35-2513)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 21+35-2513, mixed mode, sharing)

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
Compiler Error when try-catch miss closing brace } before catch clause.

REGRESSION : Last worked in version 17

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
use java 21

try compile code with try catch without } before the catch;

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
VirtualThreadTest.java:2: error: class, interface, enum, or record expected
void main () {
^
VirtualThreadTest.java:5: error: class, interface, enum, or record expected
} catch(Exception e) {
^
2 errors

ACTUAL -
An exception has occurred in the compiler (21). Please file a bug against the Java compiler via the Java bug reporting page (https://bugreport.java.com) after checking the Bug Database (https://bugs.java.com) for duplicates. Include your program, the following diagnostic, and the parameters passed to the Java compiler in your report. Thank you.
java.lang.AssertionError
at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.parser.VirtualParser$VirtualScanner.errPos(VirtualParser.java:151)
at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.parser.JavacParser.doRecover(JavacParser.java:3122)
at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.parser.JavacParser.parseSimpleStatement(JavacParser.java:3097)
at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.parser.JavacParser.blockStatement(JavacParser.java:2819)
at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.parser.JavacParser.blockStatements(JavacParser.java:2756)
at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.parser.JavacParser.block(JavacParser.java:2726)
at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.parser.JavacParser.block(JavacParser.java:2740)
at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.parser.JavacParser.parseSimpleStatement(JavacParser.java:3025)
at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.parser.JavacParser.blockStatement(JavacParser.java:2819)
at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.parser.JavacParser.blockStatements(JavacParser.java:2756)
at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.parser.JavacParser.block(JavacParser.java:2726)
at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.parser.JavacParser.block(JavacParser.java:2740)
at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.parser.JavacParser.methodDeclaratorRest(JavacParser.java:4898)
at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.parser.JavacParser.topLevelMethodOrFieldDeclaration(JavacParser.java:4772)
at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.parser.JavacParser.parseCompilationUnit(JavacParser.java:3989)
at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.main.JavaCompiler.parse(JavaCompiler.java:652)
at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.main.JavaCompiler.parse(JavaCompiler.java:629)
at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.main.JavaCompiler.parse(JavaCompiler.java:689)
at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.main.JavaCompiler.parseFiles(JavaCompiler.java:1038)
at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.main.JavaCompiler$InitialFileParser.parse(JavaCompiler.java:1972)
at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.main.JavaCompiler.parseFiles(JavaCompiler.java:1025)
at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.main.JavaCompiler.compile(JavaCompiler.java:951)
at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.main.Main.compile(Main.java:319)
at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.main.Main.compile(Main.java:178)
at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.Main.compile(Main.java:64)
at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.Main.main(Main.java:50)


---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
void main () {
        try {
             System.out.println("Hello world");
         catch(Exception e) {}
}

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