Java: catching specific Exceptions

Question

say I have the following

try{
//something
}catch(Exception generic){
//catch all
}catch(SpecificException se){
//catch specific exception only
}

Answer 1

As a side note, the only way to have both catch blocks called is to use nested exceptions.

try {
  try{
  //something
  }catch(SpecificException se){
  //catch specific exception only
  throw se;
  }
}catch(Exception generic){
//catch all
}