[Newbies] How to create new exception

[Randal L. Schwartz]

>>>>> "Alex" == Alex Chi <alex_chi99 at yahoo.com> writes:

Alex> As a beginner in smalltalk I have a problem on how to create new
Alex> exception class.  For example I want to create FileNotFoundError, I have
Alex> create a new class FileNotFoundError uner class Error. But then I get
Alex> confuse where to write the description or defaultAction of my new
Alex> exception?

Looks like both #description and #defaultAction are instance-side
methods of the classes under Exception.

So you'd define it as an instance-side method in your FileNotFound error.

You do realize that FileDoesNotExistException already exists?  Can
you just use that?

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