Scribd
Upload
123 views

Unit 6 GTU Exception Handling PDF

The document discusses exception handling in Java. It defines that an exception is an unwanted event that disrupts normal program flow at runtime. It describes how exception handling allows a program to maintain normal flow through mechanisms like try/catch blocks. It differentiates between checked and unchecked exceptions as well as errors. It provides examples of exception handling code and creating custom exception classes.

Uploaded by

LOKESH GAGNANI
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
123 views

Unit 6 GTU Exception Handling PDF

The document discusses exception handling in Java. It defines that an exception is an unwanted event that disrupts normal program flow at runtime. It describes how exception handling allows a program to maintain normal flow through mechanisms like try/catch blocks. It differentiates between checked and unchecked exceptions as well as errors. It provides examples of exception handling code and creating custom exception classes.

Uploaded by

LOKESH GAGNANI
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 32

Unit 6

Exception Handling
What is Exception?
• An exception is an unwanted or unexpected
event, which occurs during the execution of a
program i.e at run time, that disrupts the
normal flow of the program’s instructions.
• It is an object which is thrown at runtime.
Exception Handling
• The 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.
• Runtime errors such as
ClassNotFoundException, IOException,
SQLException, RemoteException, etc.
Error & Exception
• Errors indicate that something severe enough
has gone wrong, the application should crash
rather than try to handle the error.
• Exceptions are events that occurs in the code.
A programmer can handle such conditions and
take necessary corrective actions.
Exception Handling with 5 Keywords
Syntax
Exception Types(Hierarchy)
java.lang.Throwable (Root Class)

ArithmeticException,
IndexOutOfBoundsException,
NullPointerException
1) Checked Exception
• The classes which directly inherit Throwable class
except RuntimeException and Error are known as
checked exceptions e.g. IOException, SQLException etc.
Checked exceptions are checked at compile-time.
2) Unchecked Exception
• The classes which inherit RuntimeException are known
as unchecked exceptions e.g. ArithmeticException,
NullPointerException,
ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException etc. Unchecked
exceptions are not checked at compile-time, but they
are checked at runtime.
3) Error
• Error is irrecoverable e.g. OutOfMemoryError,
VirtualMachineError, AssertionError etc.
Example
Example 2
throw keyword
• throw throwableinstance;
• ThrowableInstance must be an object of type
Throwable or a subclass of Throwable.
• Primitive types, such as int or char, as well as
non-Throwable classes, such as String and
Object, cannot be used as exceptions.
• There are two ways you can obtain a
Throwable object:
• using a parameter in a catch clause, or
creating one with the new operator.
example
throws keyword
• throws is a keyword in Java which is used in
the signature of method to indicate that this
method might throw one of the listed type
exceptions
example

• error: unreported exception


InterruptedException; must be caught or
declared to be thrown
• Hello Geeks
throw vs throws
Runtime Exceptions
Checked Exceptions
Own Exception
Own Exception class
Chained Exceptions
• Chained Exceptions allows to relate one
exception with another exception, i.e one
exception describes cause of another
exception.
• For example, consider a situation in which a
method throws an ArithmeticException
because of an attempt to divide by zero but
the actual cause of exception was an I/O error
which caused the divisor to be zero
• Constructors Of Throwable class Which support
chained exceptions in java :
1) Throwable(Throwable cause) :- Where cause is
the exception that causes the current exception.
2) Throwable(String msg, Throwable cause) :-
Where msg is the exception message and cause is
the exception that causes the current exception.
• Methods Of Throwable class Which support
chained exceptions in java :
1) getCause() method :- This method returns actual
cause of an exception.
2) initCause(Throwable cause) method :- This
method sets the cause for the calling exception.
o/p

You might also like