Handling Java exceptions can be tricky. Which Java exceptions should you catch, and which exceptions should you rethrow? And which exceptions can you ignore completely? This is a difficult skill to ...

To solve these problems, Java embraced a new approach to exception handling. In Java, we combine objects that describe exceptions with a mechanism based on throwing and catching these objects.

I recently wrote that the chapter in Effective Java devoted to exception handling has been one of the most influential software development chapters I have read.

Not sure what a try catch is? We explain how to use a try catch block in Java and how to write methods that throw exceptions.

What Is an Exception Handler in Java?. In Java, exceptions are one of many structures that govern the control flow of a program. Specifically, they are unintended side effects of a program's ...