Difference Between Error and Exception in Java

In this post, we will understand the difference between error and exception.

Error

• It is classified as an unchecked type.

• It belongs to the class ‘java.lang.error’.

• It can’t be recovered from.

• It can't occur at compile time.

• Examples of errors include −

  • ‘OutOfMemoryError’

  • ‘IOError’

Exception

• It can be classified into unchecked and checked exceptions.

• It belongs to the class ‘java.lang.Exception’.

• It can be recovered from.

• It can occur at runtime as well as compile time.

• Examples of exceptions include −

  • NullPointerException

  • SqlException