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What is the difference between Exception and Error?

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Basis Exception Error
Meaning Represents conditions that a program might want to catch and handle. Represents serious problems that are not expected to be caught by applications.
Recoverable Usually recoverable through proper error handling. Non-recoverable, should not be handled in code.
Examples IOException, SQLException, NullPointerException OutOfMemoryError, StackOverflowError, VirtualMachineError
Class Hierarchy Subclass of Throwable → Exception Subclass of Throwable → Error

Explanation:

  • Exceptions represent minor issues (like missing files, wrong input, etc.) that can be handled in code.

  • Errors represent serious system-level issues (like memory failure) that are typically beyond the program’s control.

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