Java Exception vs C++ Exceptions

Question

Where are exceptions stored ? Stack, Heap. How is memory allocated and deallocated for Exceptions? Now if you have more than one exception which needs to be handled are the

Answer 1

In Java, Exception extends Throwable which extends Object. i.e. from a memory point of view its an object just like any other.

It has been suggested in Java 7 that local variables could be placed on the stack using escape analysis to find candidates for stack variables. However, Exceptions are typically thrown from a method to a caller (or its caller etc.) so its wouldn't be very useful placing the Exception on the stack.