Syntax try { // code that requires common cleanup or // exception-recovery operations } catch (InvalidOperationException) { //code that recovers from an InvalidOperationException // (or any exception type derived from it) } catch (SomeOtherException) { // code that recovers from an SomeOtherException // (or any exception type derived from it) } catch { // code that recovers from any kind of exception // when you catch any exception, you usually re-throw throw; } finally { // code that cleans up any operations started // within the try block.