Java tutorial
public class MainClass { public static void main(String[] args) { String input = null; try { String capitalized = capitalize(input); System.out.println(capitalized); } catch (Exception e) { System.out.println(e.toString()); } } static String capitalize(String s) throws NullPointerException, AlreadyCapitalizedException { if (s == null) { throw new NullPointerException("Your passed a null argument"); } Character firstChar = s.charAt(0); if (Character.isUpperCase(firstChar)) { throw new AlreadyCapitalizedException(); } String theRest = s.substring(1); return firstChar.toString().toUpperCase() + theRest; } } class AlreadyCapitalizedException extends Exception { public String toString() { return "Input has already been capitalized"; } }