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  "rule": {
    "key": "squid:S1181",
    "repo": "squid",
    "name": "Throwable and Error classes should not be caught",
    "createdAt": "2013-08-09T14:40:54+0200",
    "severity": "BLOCKER",
    "status": "READY",
    "internalKey": "S1181",
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    "lang": "java",
    "langName": "Java",
    "htmlDesc": "<p>\n<code>Throwable</code> is the superclass of all errors and exceptions in Java.\n<code>Error</code> is the superclass of all errors which are not meant to be caught by applications.\n</p>\n\n<p>\nCatching either <code>Throwable</code> or <code>Error</code> will also catch <code>OutOfMemoryError</code> or <code>InternalError</code> from which an application should not attempt to recover.\n</p>\n\n<p>Only <code>Exception</code> and its subclasses should be caught.</p>\n\n<h2>Noncompliant Code Example</h2>\n\n<pre>\ntry { /* ... */ } catch (Throwable t) { /* ... */ }\ntry { /* ... */ } catch (Error e) { /* ... */ } \n</pre>\n\n<h2>Compliant Solution</h2>\n\n<pre>\ntry { /* ... */ } catch (Exception e) { /* ... */ }  \ntry { /* ... */ } catch (RuntimeException e) { /* ... */ }  \ntry { /* ... */ } catch (MyException e) { /* ... */ }  \n</pre>",
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