Exception Handling

Practice 7 Exception Handling interview questions with detailed answers. Part of the Exception Handling track on Java Interview Hub.

• What happens when an exception is thrown in a static initialization block?
• Provide an example of when you would purposely use a checked exception over an unchecked one.
• Have you ever used a finally block? If yes, can you provide a scenario where you have used it?
• Was there ever a time when the finally block caused any unexpected behavior or side effects?
• What is a deadlock in multithreading? How can you prevent it?
• What issues might arise when both method overloading and overriding are used in the same class hierarchy?
• Why might it be bad practice to catch Throwable?