To solve these problems, Java embraced a new approach to exception handling. In Java, we combine objects that describe exceptions with a mechanism based on throwing and catching these objects.

File handling has always seemed a little more difficult in Java than in many other programming languages. Java SE 7 certainly improves Java’s file handling capabilities dramatically with NIO.2 ...

When an exception occurs in your Java code, you can log it or you can rethrow it -- but don't do both. Here's why you must avoid that exception handling antipattern.