12.7. Exception Properties
As we discussed in Section 12.5, exception types derive from class Exception, which has several properties. These frequently are used in error messages indicating a caught exception. Two important properties are Message and StackTrace.
Property Message stores the error message associated with an Exception object. This message can be a default message associated with the exception type or a customized message passed to an Exception object’s constructor when the Exception object is thrown.
Property StackTrace contains a (normally lengthy) String that represents the method-call stack. Recall that the runtime environment at all times keeps a list of open method calls that have been made but have not yet returned. The
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