Exceptions versus Return Values

In a previous post here, I blogged about checked exceptions and how I felt they are a useful tool in your Java toolbox. It is generally accepted that errors, or unrecoverable events, should be dealt with using unchecked exceptions and that recoverable problems, or contingencies, should be dealt with using checked exceptions.

However, there is another option for dealing with recoverable problems, i.e. using return values.

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