Can I catch multiple Java exceptions in the same catch clause?

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In Java, I want to do something like
this:

try {

            ... 
} catch (/* code to catch IllegalArgumentException, SecurityException,
            
 IllegalAccessException, and NoSuchFieldException at the same time */)
            {

            someCode();
}

...instead
of:

try {

            ... 
} catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
 someCode();
}
            catch (SecurityException e) {
 someCode();
} catch
            (IllegalAccessException e) {
 someCode();
} catch
            (NoSuchFieldException e) {


            someCode();
}

Is
there any way to do this?

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class="normal">Answer

This has
been possible href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/technotes/guides/language/catch-multiple.html"
rel="noreferrer">since Java 7. The syntax for a multi-catch block
is:

try { 

            ...

} catch (IOException | SQLException ex) { 

            ...
}

Remember,
though, that if all the exceptions belong to the same class hierarchy, you can simply
catch that base exception type.

Also note that
you cannot catch both ExceptionA and ExceptionB in the same block if ExceptionB is
inherited, either directly or indirectly, from ExceptionA. The compiler will
complain:

Alternatives in a multi-catch statement cannot be
            related by subclassing

 Alternative ExceptionB is a subclass of
            alternative ExceptionA