Difference between Error and Exception, and how do we handle them in which scenarios?
In any programming language there can be three kinds of errors.
1. Syntax Errors
The mistakes done while writing statements. For example, instead of "WRITE", if you type "WIRTE" it is a syntax error.
Compiler can detect these types of errors. You will not be able to run the program till these errors are rectified.
2. Runtime Errors (Exceptions)
Runtime Errors are thrown when the situation occurs during execution of program where the system will not know how to deal with such situation. For example, you have written a program that takes an excel file and reads the data and stores in the database. You have done the program perfectly. No syntax errors. But while executing the program, if the user enters a filename that does not exist, the program will not know what to do next, at that time runtime error occurs. Runtime error terminates the execution of the program abruptly.
Runtime errors mostly occur due to incorrect user entries or improper usage of system resources by program. These runtime errors can be avoided if we catch the exceptions. You can handle every possible exception and throw user defined messages during the execution and avoid abrupt termination of the program.
3. Logical Errors
Logical errors are obviously the mistake done in the logic by programmer.
For example, Value = Rate - Discount is the normal universal calculation. By mistake if you have typed Value = Rate + Discount, it is neither syntax error nor runtime error. Your program is successful but result is wrong.
This can be corrected only through thorough study of the program or worst case debugging.
