Java provides a structured approach for dealing with errors that can occur while a program is running. This approach is referred to as "exception-handling". The word "exception" is meant to be more general than "error." Exception-handling is used to keep a program running even though an error is encountered that would normally stop the program.

The key topics for this lesson are:

• Exceptions
• Handling Exceptions
• Exception Messages
• Throwing Exceptions
• Summary/Review