6.2 Chapter Goals

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6.2 Chapter Goals

When you have completed this chapter, you should be able to:

• Identify several different types of exception handling techniques and their limitations.

• Use try-catch blocks in Java to handle exceptions that are raised, particularly when multiple catch statements and finally statements are used.

• Understand what is meant by unwinding the stack when an exception is raised and be able to predict the behavior of an exception when it is raised.

• Understand the Java exception hierarchy, the difference between checked and unchecked exceptions, and how to determine if an exception is checked or unchecked.

• Define your own exceptions that are specific for the component you are writing and why you cannot always use predefined exceptions.

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