class InvalidAgeException extends Exception { /** * Generated seialID */ private static final long serialVersionUID = -2714273560914952041L; InvalidAgeException(String s) { super(s); } } public class CustomExceptionExample { static void validate(int age) throws InvalidAgeException { if (age < 18) throw new InvalidAgeException("not valid"); else System.out.println("welcome to vote"); } public static void main(String args[]) { try { validate(13); } catch (Exception m) { System.out.println("Exception occured: " + m); } System.out.println("rest of the code..."); } }