Java Examples - Pass argument while throwing an Exception

Problem Description:

How to pass arguments while throwing checked exception?

Solution:

This example shows how to pass arguments while throwing an exception & how to use these arguments while catching an exception using getMessage() method of Exception class.

public class Main{
   public static void main (String args[]) {
      try {
         throw new Exception("throwing an exception");
      }
      catch (Exception e) {
         System.out.println(e.getMessage());
      }
   }
}

Result:

The above code sample will produce the following result.

throwing an exception