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asked in CSC305 Fall 2022 by (1 point)

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checked exception occur at compile time where as unchecked exception occur at runtime.

answered by (1.1k points)
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Checked exception
- Checked exceptions occur at compile time.
- The compiler checks a checked exception.
- These types of exceptions can be handled at the time of compilation.
Example - File Not Found Exception, No Such Field Exception

unchecked exception
- Unchecked exceptions occur at runtime.
- The compiler does not check these types of exceptions.
- These types of exceptions cannot be a catch or handled at the time of compilation because they get generated by the mistakes in the program.
Example - Empty stack exception, Arithmetic exception, null pointer exception.

answered by (1 point)
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This seems generally right, except that both kinds can be caught with a try/catch block.

A key difference is that "checked exceptions" must be handled (with try/catch, or by a "throws" declaration) or the compiler won't let your code compile.

It is up to you whether or not to handle any "unchecked" exceptions in your code.

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