Exception Handling in Java

he exception handling in java is one of the powerful mechanism to handle the runtime errors so that normal flow of the application can be maintained.
In this page, we will learn about java exception, its type and the difference between checked and unchecked exceptions.

What is exception

Dictionary Meaning: Exception is an abnormal condition.
In java, exception is an event that disrupts the normal flow of the program. It is an object which is thrown at runtime.

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What is exception handling

Exception Handling is a mechanism to handle runtime errors such as ClassNotFound, IO, SQL, Remote etc.

Advantage of Exception Handling

The core advantage of exception handling is to maintain the normal flow of the application. Exception normally disrupts the normal flow of the application that is why we use exception handling. Let's take a scenario: