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When do you use `throw` instead of `throws` in exception design?
Track: Java
Topic: Exceptions
Focus: throw throws and Propagation
Java: throw throws and Propagation
Answer
`throw` raises one exception instance; `throws` declares propagation in a method signature.
The two keywords solve different problems. One happens in executable code when an error is raised, and the other documents what may escape to the caller if the method does not handle it locally.
The two keywords solve different problems. One happens in executable code when an error is raised, and the other documents what may escape to the caller if the method does not handle it locally.
Topics: Exceptions Java throw throws and Propagation