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.

For Java developers, extending Flex’s Error class and catching thrown Flex errors (either Error or any of its children) will seem very similar to exception handling in Java.

When an exception occurs in your Java code, you can log it or you can rethrow it -- but don't do both. Here's why you must avoid that exception handling antipattern.

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Translating an error code to its verbal description may be useful if, for example, you wish to log the error messages or format them before printing.