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Re: Quick Error Handling Question

Date	2012-03-04 21:01 -0500
From	Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.java.programmer
Subject	Re: Quick Error Handling Question
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On 3/4/2012 8:26 PM, Stefan Ram wrote:
> Novice<novice@example..com>  writes:
>> Should I write stacktraces from my checked and unchecked exceptions to my
>> log? Or just assume that all stacktraces will be written to the console and
>> the console will always be accessible to everyone who needs it?
>
>    When an exception is checked, it usually will be handled by code that
>    knows how to deal with it and, insofar, »has expected« it. So, often,
>    there is no need to log all details or to log anything at all.

I am a bit skeptical about the idea of checked exceptions being
dealt with and therefore no details being necessary.

You may catch a SQLException and be able to get the data right
in the database, but you may still want to know why it failed
in the first place. If it happens too frequently it may require
corrective action.

Arne

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    Re: Quick Error Handling Question Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-03-04 20:29 -0500
      Re: Quick Error Handling Question Peter Duniho <NpOeStPeAdM@NnOwSlPiAnMk.com> - 2012-03-04 17:35 -0800
        Re: Quick Error Handling Question Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-03-04 20:58 -0500
          Re: Quick Error Handling Question Peter Duniho <NpOeStPeAdM@NnOwSlPiAnMk.com> - 2012-03-04 18:11 -0800
            Re: Quick Error Handling Question Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-03-04 21:42 -0500
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