OnJava8-Examples/exceptions/PreciseRethrow.java

// exceptions/PreciseRethrow.java
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class BaseException extends Exception {}
class DerivedException extends BaseException {}

public class PreciseRethrow {
  void catcher() throws DerivedException {
    try {
      throw new DerivedException();
    } catch(BaseException e) {
      throw e;
    }
  }
}