When to catch java.lang.Error?

Question

In what situations should one catch java.lang.Error on an application?

Answer 1

Generally, never.

However, sometimes you need to catch specific errors.

If you are writing framework code, it might be wise to catch LinkageError. I have also seen some stupid 3rd-party code throwing subclasses of Error, so you’ll have to handle those as well.

By the way, I am not sure it is not possible to recover from OutOfMemoryError.

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