This program creates a custom exception type. : Exception « Development « Java Tutorial

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class MyException extends Exception {
  private int detail;

  MyException(int a) {
    detail = a;
  }

  public String toString() {
    return "MyException[" + detail + "]";
  }
}

class ExceptionDemo {
  static void compute(int a) throws MyException {
    System.out.println("Called compute(" + a + ")");
    if (a > 10)
      throw new MyException(a);
    System.out.println("Normal exit");
  }

  public static void main(String args[]) {
    try {
      compute(1);
      compute(20);
    } catch (MyException e) {
      System.out.println("Caught " + e);
    }
  }
}