'Exception Handling in Java' - a lecture presented in June 2001

Abstract

Error handling code varies depending on the programming language and the purpose of the application. The exception is one popular method of handlingerrors in programs. An exception is an indication that a problem hasoccurred during a program's execution. Exception handling allows theprogrammer extensive control over the behavior of a program when an erroroccurs. Using exceptions, we can separate our error handling code from thenormal code of our application. Java has numerous features for exceptionbased error handling built into the language.

Lecture Slides

• Powerpoint Lecture Slides

Code Examples

• Code example - Example1.java
• Code example - Example2.java
• Code example - Example3.java

Links

• Sun's Java Website 'sun.java.com'

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