When specifying multiple catch blocks, don’t specify a catch block with a supertype before a catch block with a subtype. For example, don’t place catch (IOException ioe) before catch ...

Catch Blocks A single try block can have multiple "catch" blocks to define different behaviors when an exception is encountered.

You can also use Multiple Catch block if needed. Multiple Catch blocks function similar to simple Try-Catch block, however, offers the ability to handle more than one exception.

Not sure what a try catch is? We explain how to use a try catch block in Java and how to write methods that throw exceptions.