What is hierarchy of java.lang.StackOverflowError?
-java.lang.Object
-java.lang.Throwable
-java.lang.Error
-java.lang.VirtualMachineError
-java.lang.StackOverflowError
StackOverflowError is Checked (compile time exceptions) and UnChecked (RuntimeExceptions) in java ?
java.lang.StackOverflowError is a Error in java. Error and its subclasses are regarded as unchecked exceptions .
What is StackOverflowError in java?
StackOverflowError is thrown when a stack overflow occurs because an application recurses too deeply.
Scenarios where StackOverflowError may be thrown in java>
If method is called recursively StackOverflowError is thrown.
/** Copyright (c), AnkitMittal JavaMadeSoEasy.com */
public class ExceptionTest {
public static void main(String[] args) {
m(); //call recursive method m()
System.out.println("Code after exception handling");
}
static void m() {
try {
//method m() calls itself recursively
m();
} catch (StackOverflowError e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
/*OUTPUT
java.lang.StackOverflowError
at ExceptionTest.m(ExceptionTest.java:18)
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Code after exception handling
*/
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