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Basic Exception Handling
Java uses try-catch blocks to handle runtime errors (exceptions). This prevents the program from crashing by providing a way to respond to the error gracefully.
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try {int result = 10 / 0;} catch (ArithmeticException e) {System.out.println("Cannot divide by zero!");}
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try { ... }
Wraps code that might throw an exception.
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catch (ArithmeticException e)
Specifies the type of error to catch and handle.
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System.out.println(...);
Executes this block only if the error occurs.