Apr 30, 2012 · Some people will say that the first is checked exceptions and the second is unchecked. I would disagree with that. I almost always find checked exceptions a pain in reality as you almost …

Dec 9, 2009 · 15 Short answer Catch exceptions that you can deal with then and there, re-throw what you can't. Long answer It's called exception-handling code for a reason: whenever you are tempted …

Apr 28, 2011 · How can I differentiate between Errors and Exceptions in Java?

Joshua Bloch in "Effective Java" said that Use checked exceptions for recoverable conditions and runtime exceptions for programming errors (Item 58 in 2nd edition) Let's see if I understan...

Feb 3, 2010 · Someone please explain the difference between java.lang.RuntimeException and java.lang.Exception? How do I decide which one to extend if I create my own exception?

May 26, 2009 · 53 This slide showing Java's exception hierarchy by @georgios-gousios concisely explains the differences between Errors and Exceptions in Java.

Nov 18, 2009 · This is a common technique used to encapsulate exceptions (typically when implementing an API). Sometimes there will be situations where you don't want to force every …

In the paper Efficient Java exception handling in just-in-time compilation, the authors suggest that the presence of exception handlers alone, even if no exceptions are thrown, is enough to prevent the JIT …

22 If there is a hierarchy of exceptions you can use the base class to catch all subclasses of exceptions. In the degenerate case you can catch all Java exceptions with:

Checked Exceptions are great, so long as you understand when they should be used. The Java core API fails to follow these rules for SQLException (and sometimes for IOException) which is why they …