Is it more Java-thonic to throw an exception or return null?
8738
Should a retrieval method return 'null' or throw an exception when it can't produce the return value?
27219
Is there any difference between type? and Nullable?
55830
What's the rationale for null terminated strings?
42958
Method Overloading for null argument
69411
What kind of Exceptions cannot be handled?
49394
Why Re-throw Exceptions?
65944
Easier way of writing null or empty?
55274
Java: Exception itself is null
72332
How to Properly Handle Exceptions in a JSP/Servlet App?
8808
Strange Java null behavior in Method Overloading
57240
Why not use exceptions as regular flow of control?
89755
Why is "throw null" not creating a compilation error in Java?
114816
Is null reference possible?
144071
Do try/catch blocks hurt performance when exceptions are not thrown?
72088
Why shouldn't we allow NULLs?
66316
Difference between using Throwable and Exception in a try catch
155009
Is it bad practice to return from within a try catch finally block?