What is the difference between exception and exceptional?

Answer 1

There are two subclasses that derive from Throwable(In the Exception Hierarchy): Exception and Error.

Classes that derive from Error represent unusual situations that are not caused by program errors, and indicate things that would not normally happen during program execution, such as the JVM running out of memory. Generally, your application won't be able to recover from an Error, so you're not required to handle them. If your code does not handle them (and it usually shouldn't and won't), it will still compile with no trouble. Although often thought of as exceptional conditions, Errors are technically not exceptions because they do not derive from class Exception.

In general, an exception represents something that happens not as a result of a programming error, but rather because some resource is not available or some other condition required for correct execution is not present. For example, if your application is supposed to communicate with another application or computer that is not answering, this is an exception that is not caused by a bug.

Answer 2

The word accept is a verb (to accept):

• to take or receive (accept a gift)
• to receive with approval or favor
• to agree or consent to (accept the consequences)

Examples:

He asked to marry me and I accepted his proposal.

Victims of bullying only want others to accept them.

I got a call from their lawyer asking if I would accept the terms of the contract.

The word except (except for) is usually a preposition or conjunction, meaning excluding (all but), or otherwise.

Examples:

They invited everyone except me.

The river is shallow except in April.

He said nothing except that he was cold.

* The word except is also rarely used as a verb, meaning to leave out or exclude.

Example: The law excepts charities that operate simple gaming events.

Answer 3

An exception is a qualifier, and is an exclusion.

Example sentences:

He liked all vegetables except lima beans.

He liked all vegetables, with the exception of lima beans.

Exceptional is a description, and depending on its form it can be an adjective or adverb.

Example sentences:

She was an exceptional dancer. (adjective that defines dancer)

She danced exceptionally well. (adverb that qualifies well)

Answer 4

Good is something satisfactory. Exceptional means the exception; something that is unusual. It usually has a positive connotation so it suggests something unusually good.