} catch (final Exception e) {
                if (newFile != null) {
                    newFile.delete();
                }
                throw new DictionaryException("Failed to write a userDict file.", e);
            }
            item = newItem;
        }

        /**
         * Writes a protwords item to the temporary file.
         * @param oldItem the item to write

            } catch (final Exception e) {
                if (newFile != null) {
                    newFile.delete();
                }
                throw new DictionaryException("Failed to write a userDict file.", e);
            }
            item = newItem;
        }

        /**
         * Writes a stopword item to the temporary file.
         * If the item is being updated, it writes the new version.

            } catch (final Exception e) {
                if (newFile != null) {
                    newFile.delete();
                }
                throw new DictionaryException("Failed to write a userDict file.", e);
            }
            item = newItem;
        }

        /**
         * Writes a stemmer override item to the temporary file.
         * If the item is being updated, it writes the new version.

            } catch (final Exception e) {
                if (newFile != null) {
                    newFile.delete();
                }
                throw new DictionaryException("Failed to write a userDict file.", e);
            }
            item = newItem;
        }

        /**
         * Writes the old item to the new file.
         *
         * @param oldItem The old item.

            } catch (final Exception e) {
                if (newFile != null) {
                    newFile.delete();
                }
                throw new DictionaryException("Failed to write a userDict file.", e);
            }
            item = newItem;
        }

        /**
         * Writes a synonym item to the temporary file.
         * If the item is being updated, it writes the new version.