#73 An Exception in finally Overrides the Previous Exception

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JavaExceptionsCode Review

What will be printed to the screen?

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        throwException();
    }

    static void throwException() throws Exception {
        try {
            throw new IOException();
        } catch (IOException ex) {
            System.err.println("IOException");
            throw new IOException();
        } catch (Exception ex) {
            System.err.println("Exception");
            throw new IOException();
        } finally {
            System.err.println("Finally");
            throw new Exception();
        }
    }
}

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