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could be replaced by

} catch (IndexOutOfBoundsException e) {

System. out.println("Out of Bounds Exception")

;

}

Usually, it is good practice to use the most specific exception class. In the preceding example,

the code in the catch statement must be able to handle any possible StringIndex0ut0fBounds

exceptions as well as ArrayIndex0ut0fBounds exceptions.

6.3 Creating Exception Classes

It is possible to create your own exception classes. These exceptions are then explicitly thrown

in the program code using the throw statement. An exception class is created by creating a

subclass of ...