Exceptions are the customary way in Java to indicate to a calling method that an abnormal condition has occurred. This article discusses two techniques to use when working with exceptions: nesting ...

Java provides a hierarchy of classes that represent different kinds of exceptions. These classes are rooted in the java.lang package’s Throwable class, along with its Exception, RuntimeException ...

Java exception handling with stack traces, exception chaining, try-with-resources, final re-throw, and StackWalker.

An exception, simply put, is something going wrong during the course of program execution. Exception handling is the term used to describe how the program will deal with these exceptions. When an ...

The bad aspects of Java exception handling include abuses such as using unchecked exceptions and catchall constructs. Both of these fall under the category of taking the easy way out.