Java supports checked exceptions. This controversial language feature is loved by some and hated by others, to the point where most programming languages avoid checked exceptions and support only ...

Error handling, also called exception handling, is a big part of Java, but it’s also one of the more divisive elements. Exception handling allows a developer to ...

I recently wrote that the chapter in Effective Java devoted to exception handling has been one of the most influential software development chapters I have read. The value of this chapter was ...

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 and ...