What is the best way to catch an IllegalArgumentException

Question

When would be the best use of this type of exception and is it handeled properly if caught in a catch like so?

catch(Exception e)

Or does it ne

Answer 1

You should stay away from catch (Exception) since that way you'll catch every possible exception. If you really only expect the IllegalArgumentException and handle that case you shouldn't broaden that scope; better add more catch blocks for other types of exceptions, then.