Learn everything you need to throw, try, catch, and clean up after Java exceptions in your programs.

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.

Some exceptions in Java must be handled in the developer's code. Other exceptions can occur without any exception handling semantics at all. When an exception must be handled with try-and-catch ...

Everyone who codes Java EE web applications needs to pay attention to exception handling. When a program encounters an error, developers can display friendly messages for end users, which ...

Test your knowledge of exception handling in Java with this tough, 10-question, multiple choice quiz.

You can add additional information to any Exception object to help you debug your application when something goes horribly wrong.

If you really want to take full control of the exceptions you pass to your clients, you can write your own Exception class. Here's how to do that, complete with support for additional properties.