This indicates that the method throws some exception and the caller method
should take care of handling it.
In Core Java, the throws
clause in a method declaration is used to indicate that the method may throw one or more specified exceptions during its execution. When a method is declared with a throws
clause, it means that the method is not handling the specified exceptions within its body, and it expects the calling code to handle or propagate those exceptions.
Here is a brief explanation:
public void exampleMethod() throws SomeException {
// Method implementation
// This method may throw SomeException
}
In the example above, SomeException
is the type of exception that the exampleMethod
may throw. When you call this method, the calling code needs to either catch the SomeException
or declare it in its own throws
clause.
For example:
public class Example {
public static void main(String[] args) {
try {
exampleMethod();
} catch (SomeException e) {
// Handle the exception
}
}
public static void exampleMethod() throws SomeException {// Method implementation
}
}
In this case, the main
method catches the SomeException
that may be thrown by exampleMethod
or declares it in its own throws
clause.