Exceptions: StackOverflowError is a Throwable you can catch like any exception

StackOverflowError is an Error, not an Exception, but both extend Throwable, so a catch block can still handle it and let the program recover instead of crashing, which this snippet demonstrates with unbounded recursion.

Code

static int recurse(int depth) {
    return 1 + recurse(depth + 1);
}
try {
    recurse(0);
} catch (StackOverflowError e) {
    System.out.println("Caught: " + e.getClass().getSimpleName());
}
System.out.println("Program continues after the overflow");

Output

Caught: StackOverflowError
Program continues after the overflow