// exceptions/Human.java
// (c)2017 MindView LLC: see Copyright.txt
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// Catching exception hierarchies

class Annoyance extends Exception {}
class Sneeze extends Annoyance {}

public class Human {
 public static void main(String[] args) {
 // Catch the exact type:
 try {
 throw new Sneeze();
 } catch(Sneeze s) {
 System.out.println("Caught Sneeze");
 } catch(Annoyance a) {
 System.out.println("Caught Annoyance");
 }
 // Catch the base type:
 try {
 throw new Sneeze();
 } catch(Annoyance a) {
 System.out.println("Caught Annoyance");
 }
 }
}
/* Output:
Caught Sneeze
Caught Annoyance
*/