OCA Java SE 8 Programmer I Certification Guide

7.5. Common exception classes and categories

[8.5] “Recognize common exception classes (such as NullPointerException, ArithmeticException, ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException, ClassCastException)”

In this section, we’ll take a look at common exception classes and categories of exceptions. You’ll also learn about the scenarios in which these exceptions are thrown and how to handle them.

For this exam, you should be familiar with the scenarios that lead to these commonly thrown exception classes and categories and how to handle them. Table 7.2 lists common errors and exceptions. Although the exam specifically lists four runtime exceptions, you might see the other common exception and error classes on the exam.

Table 7.2. Common errors ...