What is the general rule of thumbs for creating an Exception in Java?

Question

I have been in both situations:

• Creating too many custom Exceptions
• Using too many general Exception class

In both cases the project s

Answer 1

The Java Specialists wrote a post about Exceptions in Java, and in it they list a few "best practices" for creating Exceptions, summarized below:

• Don't Write Own Exceptions (there are lots of useful Exceptions that are already part of the Java API)

• Write Useful Exceptions (if you have to write your own Exceptions, make sure they provide useful information about the problem that occurred)