Java 17 Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach

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J. Juneau, L. ManelliJava 17 Recipeshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-7963-2_9

9. Exceptions and Logging

Josh Juneau¹   and Luciano Manelli²

(1)

Hinckley, IL, USA

(2)

TARANTO, Taranto, Italy

 

Exceptions are a way of describing exceptional circumstances within a program. They are an indicator that something unexpected (exceptional) has occurred. For that reason, exceptions are efficient at interrupting the current flow of the program and signaling that there is something that requires attention. As such, programs that utilize exceptions judiciously benefit from a better control flow and become more robust and informative for the user. Even so, using exceptions ...