Each JVM thread (a path of execution) is associated with a stack that’s created when the thread is created. This data structure is divided into frames, which are data structures associated with method ...

Exceptions are the customary way in Java to indicate to a calling method that an abnormal condition has occurred. This article discusses two techniques to use when working with exceptions: nesting and ...

Java 1.4 introduced so many highly useful features that many projects were slow to migrate to J2SE 5 or Java SE 6. Even with all of these great new features, the simple exception chaining mechanism ...

Take advantage of exception chaining in Java 1.4 Your email has been sent Additions to Java 1.4 enable an easier way to chain exceptions. Find out how java.lang ...

Runtime errors occur when something goes wrong in the normal execution of a program. When severe enough, these errors abruptly terminate an application. To help programmers both anticipate and recover ...

Every time software runs, there's a potential for an error to occur that could grind the application to a halt. The Java programming language provides a number of ...