Checked vs Unchecked Exceptions

Compile-time vs runtime exceptions

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Checked exceptions are verified at compile time, unchecked at runtime.

Code Examples

Checked vs unchecked example

java

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2try {
3    FileReader fr = new FileReader("a.txt"); // Checked
4} catch (IOException e) {}
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6int x = 10 / 0; // Unchecked
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