import java.io.File;

public class AssTest3 {
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		//...
		try {
			assert false : "this assertion fails definitely";
		} catch (AssertionError ae) {
			System.out.println("caught assertion error");
		} //catch
		System.out.println("continuing after error ");
	} //main()
} //class AssTest3