In Java how can I validate a thrown exception with JUnit?

Question

When writing unit tests for a Java API there may be circumstances where you want to perform more detailed validation of an exception. I.e. more than is offered by the @t

Answer 1

i did something very simple

testBla(){
    try {
        someFailingMethod()
        fail(); //method provided by junit
    } catch(Exception e) {
          //do nothing
    }
}