Try-Catch Blocks

Try-catch blocks are a fundamental error-handling mechanism in programming that allow developers to gracefully manage exceptions and runtime errors. They consist of a 'try' block containing code that might throw an exception, followed by one or more 'catch' blocks that handle specific exceptions, preventing program crashes and enabling controlled error recovery.

Also known as: Try-Catch, Exception Handling, Error Handling Blocks, Try-Catch-Finally, Try-Except

Why learn Try-Catch Blocks?

Developers should use try-catch blocks whenever writing code that interacts with unreliable external resources (like file I/O, network calls, or user input) or performs operations prone to failure (e.g., parsing data). This ensures robust applications by catching errors locally, logging them for debugging, and providing fallback logic or user-friendly error messages instead of abrupt termination.

Learning Resources

• docs: MDN Web Docs: try...catch
• tutorial: Oracle Java Tutorials: Exception Handling
• tutorial: W3Schools: Java Try-Catch
• tutorial: GeeksforGeeks: Exception Handling in C++
• video: YouTube: Try Catch Exception Handling Tutorial