Throwing exceptions

[senorbum]

I have a quick question about throwing/catching exceptions. The question arrives with the following.

public class MyException extends Exception

if I have code that does the following

public void someMethod() throws Exception{
throw new MyException("Zomg, bad things");
}

and other code that catches the exception

public void doStuffs(){
try{
//dothings
} catch(MyException e){
//handle
} catch(Exception e){
//handle other things here
}

Will the exception be caught in the "handle" or the "handle other things"? Or do I have to explicitly throw MyException as part of someMethod?

ex.

public void someMethod() throws MyException, Exception{
throw new MyException("Zomg, bad things");
}

[PhHein]

What happened when you tried it?

[gafa]

I think the code is not correct because you must use try/catch if it is needed... my IDE shows red underlines if I do so :(

[Norm]

@gafa what happens to your code when you compile it and execute it?

[gafa]

@gafa what happens to your code when you compile it and execute it?

I used to have try block keep empty and then my IDE doesns't compile it :(
Maybe a standard console compilation would do any problem but my IDE does...

[al_Marshy_1981]

Study this.....

package org.marshy.monopoly;

/**
 * A Class to represent the exceptions that can occur while coding the Monopoly Game
 * 
 * @author alan
 * @version 1.0 2010.6.02
 */
public class MonopolyException extends Exception{
	
	/**
	 * The exception with a default message: 'An Exception Has Occured!'
	 */
	public MonopolyException()
	{
		super("An Exception Has Occured!");
	}
	
	/**
	 * The exception with a message provided by the programmer
	 * 
	 * @param msg The message set by the programmer
	 */
	public MonopolyException(final String msg)
	{
		super(msg);
	}

}

and quick code of implementing this class
Code:

public void setRent(int propertyType,int amount) throws MonopolyException
	{

		switch(propertyType)
		{
		case WITHOUT_HOUSE:
			rentWithoutHouse=amount;
			break;

		case ONE_HOUSE:
			rentWithOneHouse=amount;
			break;

		case TWO_HOUSES:
			rentWithTwoHouses=amount;
			break;

		case THREE_HOUSES:
			rentWithThreeHouses=amount;
			break;

		case FOUR_HOUSES:
			rentWithFourHouses=amount;
			break;

		case HOTEL:
			rentWithHotel=amount;
			break;

		default:
			throw new MonopolyException("Invalid Property Type Entered!!");
		}
	}

[Norm]

@al_Marshy_1981
What happened to the code tags?

[al_Marshy_1981]

sorry Norm I have put them in now.