Thread: unexpected output

Why doesn't the following code display "stop" ? If i specify the function sleep() without a try/catch, then an interrupted exception is thrown. So now when I've given the try/catch block, that exception should be caught in the catch block and the string "stop" should be printed. But the output isn't so. Can anyone please explain?

public class A { public static void main(String[] args) { Thread t=Thread.currentThread(); for(int i=1;i<6;i++) {   System.out.println( i );   try { Thread.sleep(1000); }   catch(Exception e) { System.out.println("stop"); }   }   } }

What exception is being thrown that you expect to execute the catch block?

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an interrupted exception is thrown.

Please copy the full text of the error message and paste it here. It has important info about the error.

The compiler will give an error message if the code doesn't wrap the sleep() in a try{}catch

Unhandled exception

The compiler is telling you to wrap some part of the code in a try{}catch block because that code can throw an exception.

without a try/catch, then an interrupted exception is thrown

No exception is thrown during compilation. There is a statement that CAN throw an exception when it is executed.