How many catch blocks for a class or method?

A try block can have multiple catch blocks, each handling a different type of exception. Be careful about the order of laying the exceptions. Using Exception at the top will catch everything that is derived from it, thereby missing the other specfic exception catches. And there can also be only one finally block.

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It is possible to use more than one specific catch clause in the same try-catch statement. In this case, the order of the catch clauses is important because the catch clauses are examined in order. Catch the more specific exceptions before the less specific ones. The compiler produces an error if you order your catch blocks so that a later block can never be reached.(Contents from MSDN)
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http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/0yd65esw(v=VS.100).aspx

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