class TestException extends Exception { TestException() { super(); } TestException(String s) { super(s); } } class Test { public static void main(String[] args) { for (int i = 0; i < args.length; i++) { try { thrower(args[i]); System.out.println("Test \"" + args[i] + "\" didn't throw an exception"); } catch (Exception e) { System.out.println("Test \"" + args[i] + "\" threw a " + e.getClass() + "\n with message: " + e.getMessage()); } } } static int thrower(String s) throws TestException { try { if (s.equals("divide")) { int i = 0; return i/i; } if (s.equals("null")) { s = null; return s.length(); } if (s.equals("test")) throw new TestException("Test message"); return 0; } finally { System.out.println("[thrower(\"" + s + "\") done]"); } } }