Java Programming/Keywords/throws
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throws is a Java keyword. It is used in a method definition to declare the Exceptions to be thrown by the method.
Syntax:
public myMethod() throws MyException1, MyException2
{MyException1
...
}
Example:
Computer code
class MyDefinedExceptionextendsException { publicMyDefinedException(Stringstr) { super(str); } } publicclass MyClass { publicstaticvoidshowMyName(Stringstr)throwsMyDefinedException { if(str.equals("What is your Name?")) thrownewMyDefinedException("My name is Blah Blah"); } publicstaticvoidmain(Stringa[]) { try { showMyName("What is your Name?"); } catch(MyDefinedExceptionmde) { mde.printStackTrace(); } } }