5 keyword in java exception handling - try catch finally throw throws

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There 5 exception handling keyword, which you will come across very frequently.

5 keyword in java exception handling

• try - Any exception occurring in try block is catched by catch block.

• catch - catch block is always followed by try block.

• finally finally block can can only exist if try or try-catch block is there, finally block can’t be used alone in java.

Features of finally >

• finally block is always executed irrespective of exception is thrown or not.
• finally is keyword in java.
• finally block is optional in java, we may use it or not.

finally block is not executed in following scenarios >

• finally is not executed when System.exit is called.
• if in case JVM crashes because of some java.util.Error.

• throw throw is a keyword in java.
• throw keyword allows us to throw checked or unchecked exception.

• throws throws is written in method’s definition to indicate that method can throw exception.

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