import scala.actors.Actor

class Foo extends Exception

class MyActor extends Actor {
    def act {
        loop {
            react {
                case x =>
                    try {
                        x match {
                          case "die" => throw new Foo
                          case _ => println("nothing...")
                      }
                    } catch {
                        case _ => println("got exception")
                    }
            }
        }
    }
}

object App {
    def main(args: Array[String]): Unit = {
        val a = new MyActor
        println("starting actor...")
        a.start

        a ! "hello"
        a ! "die"
        a ! "hello"
    }

}