``++java.lang.Error++`` and its subclasses represent abnormal conditions, such as ``++OutOfMemoryError++``, which should only be encountered by the Java Virtual Machine.


== Noncompliant Code Example

[source,java]
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public class MyException extends Error { /* ... */ }       // Noncompliant
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== Compliant Solution

[source,java]
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public class MyException extends Exception { /* ... */ }   // Compliant
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