SAMS Teach Yourself Programming with Java™ in 24 Hours, FOURTH EDITION

Q&A

Q1:	Is it possible to create your own exceptions?
A1:	You can create your own exceptions easily by making them a subclass of an existing exception, such as Exception, the superclass of all exceptions. In a subclass of Exception, there are only two methods you might want to override: Exception() with no arguments and Exception() with a String as an argument. In the latter, the string should be a message describing the error that has occurred.
Q2:	Why doesn't this hour cover how to throw and catch errors in addition to exceptions?
A2:	Java divides problems into Errors and Exceptions because they differ in severity. Exceptions are less severe, so they are something that should be dealt with in your programs using try-catch or throws. Errors, on ...