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What are custom exceptions?

Mid C#
Quick Answer Custom exceptions are your own exception classes that extend Exception. They let you signal application-specific errors with meaningful names and carry extra context. OrderNotFoundException is clearer than a generic Exception. By convention, exception class names always end with Exception.

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Custom exceptions are user-defined exception classes representing application-specific errors.

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