What things should be kept in mind while creating your own exceptions in Java?

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While creating your own exception ?

All exceptions must be a child of Throwable.

If you want to write a checked exception that is automatically enforced by the Handle or Declare Rule, you need to extend the Exception class.

You want to write a runtime exception, you need to extend the RuntimeException class.

What things should be kept in mind while creating your own exceptions in Java?

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