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.

In Listing C, we can see our Scheduler/Task setup modified to take advantage of the Java 1.4’s exception chaining. When the TaskException has percolated its way to the top, the IOException that ...

The code in Listing 2 consists of various try/catch/finally blocks nested within one another. You can place try/catch/finally, try/catch, or try/finally blocks anywhere in your Java code. In addition, ...

The Java platform includes a variety of language features and library types for dealing with exceptions, which are divergences from expected program behavior. In my previous article, you learned ...

The reason this can become a nuisance is that some methods in Java will actually force the user to handle exceptions. This is where “try catch” in Java comes into play.