how to throw a exception class code example

Example: java throw an exception

public static void main(String[] args) {
	Scanner kb = new Scanner(System.in);
    System.out.println("Enter a number");
    try {
    	double nb1 = kb.nextDouble();
    	if(nb1<0)
        	throw new ArithmeticException();
        else System.out.println( "result : " + Math.sqrt(nb1) );
    } catch (ArithmeticException e) {
        System.out.println("You tried an impossible sqrt");
    }
}