To solve these problems, Java embraced a new approach to exception handling. In Java, we combine objects that describe exceptions with a mechanism based on throwing and catching these objects.

Handling Java exceptions can be tricky. Which Java exceptions should you catch, and which exceptions should you rethrow? And which exceptions can you ignore completely? This is a difficult skill to ...

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Java exception handling with stack traces, exception chaining, try-with-resources, final re-throw, and StackWalker.

Test your knowledge of exception handling in Java with this tough, 10-question, multiple choice quiz.