Java try-catch doubt

Hi all,
I have one doubt regarding the try catch mechanism. In my class I have a try catch block. And in my catch block i am doing some db(insert) operations. Is it possible for me to add another try catch to this perticular catch block?
I have given a sample what i am looking for below.
eg: try{
}// end of try
catch{
try{
}// end of try in catch
catch{
}//end of catch in catch
}end of main catch
Please give some suggestions on this.
Thanks and regards,
Jithesh PM

JitheshOnJava wrote:
Hi all,
I have one doubt regarding the try catch mechanism. In my class I have a try catch block. And in my catch block i am doing some db(insert) operations. Is it possible for me to add another try catch to this perticular catch block? Yes. Did you try it?

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