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<sect1 id="zend.exception.basic">
    <title>Basic usage</title>

    <para>
        <classname>Zend_Exception</classname> is the base class for all exceptions thrown by Zend
        Framework. This class extends the base <classname>Exception</classname> class of
        <acronym>PHP</acronym>.
    </para>

    <example id="zend.exception.catchall.example">
        <title>Catch all Zend Framework exceptions</title>

        <programlisting language="php"><![CDATA[
try {
    // your code
} catch (Zend_Exception $e) {
    // do something
}
]]></programlisting>
    </example>

    <example id="zend.exception.catchcomponent.example">
        <title>Catch exceptions thrown by a specific component of Zend Framework</title>

        <programlisting language="php"><![CDATA[
try {
    // your code
} catch (Zend_Db_Exception $e) {
    // do something
}
]]></programlisting>
    </example>
</sect1>
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