// exceptions/InheritingExceptions.java

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// We make no guarantees that this code is fit for any purpose.

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// Creating your own exceptions

class SimpleException extends Exception {}

public class InheritingExceptions {

public void f() throws SimpleException {

System.out.println(

"Throw SimpleException from f()");

throw new SimpleException();

}

public static void main(String[] args) {

InheritingExceptions sed =

new InheritingExceptions();

try {

sed.f();

} catch(SimpleException e) {

System.out.println("Caught it!");

}

}

}

/* Output:

Throw SimpleException from f()

Caught it!

*/