Exceptions in Java

Checked and Unchecked Exceptions

•If the code in a method can throw a checked exception, the method:

–must handle the exception, or

–it must have a throws clause listed in the method header.

•The throws clause informs the compiler what exceptions can be thrown from a method and avoids a compile time error


	The thrwo statement causes and exception to be thrown.
	The throws clause informs the compiler that a method throws one or more exceptions