practice question: what is the output:

[Barkat Mardhani]

I am asking you not the compiler...

 import java.io.*;
class Test {
public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
try {
aMethod();
} catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
System.out.println("FileNotFoundException");
bMethod();
} catch (IOException ioe) {
System.out.println("IOException");
}
}
static void aMethod() throws FileNotFoundException  { throw new FileNotFoundException(); }
static void bMethod() throws IOException { throw new IOException(); }
} 

[Miki Muzsi]

1. aMethod() throws exception and is catched AT THE SAME LEVEL so "FileNotFoundException" is written to the console and bMethod() is invoked.
2. bMethod() throws an exception that is NOT CATCHED AT THE SAME LEVEL! => the program ends with an exception.
If you want to correctly catch the exception thrown by bMethod() you must encolse that one in a try catch block. e.g.
try {
bMethod();
} catch (IOException ioe) {
}

Hope it helps,
Miki