The present invention provides a system and method for providing exception
handling for a computer program. In architecture, the system includes a
class creator that establishes a plurality of classes of exception types,
and an exception capture mechanism that captures an exception. An
exception notice generator generates an exception notice for the
exception. The present invention can also be viewed as a method for
providing exception handling for a computer program. The method operates
by establishing a plurality of classes of exception types, and capturing
an exception. An exception notice for the exception is then provided.