Can we get compiler warnings for empty catch blocks?

[Chen Liang]

Empty catch blocks serve a purpose: They aim to catch the type of exception from the try block, and continue execution from immediately after the try-catch statement. As Brian Goetz often says, let's first look at the problem instead of a solution. What prompted you to write those empty catch blocks at first?
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Subject: Can we get compiler warnings for empty catch blocks?

I got burned pretty bad today because of a large number of empty catch blocks.

If a compiler warning is not feasible or not a good idea, that's fine.

But please let me know -- whether yes, no, or otherwise.
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