Will catching an exception catch a parent class of that exception

Question

In Java I have a method catching an exception \'ChildException\' that extends \'NewException\'. If that method calls another method that throws a \'NewException\' and let\'s

Answer 1

Think of it as an instanceof test

e.g.

if (e instanceof ChildException) {
 ...
}

so specifying a class type will catch the class and its subclasses.