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The following code is valid and compiles but isnt it necessary that a method that might throw an exception has to state it explicitly. If yes then how can this be valid. It does not say: throws IOException in the method statement. Can anyone clarify?
public class aClass
{
public void aMethod()
{
try{
doing()
}
catch(IOException)
{
e.printStackTrace
}
}
}
 
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If an exception might happen, you either have to catch it or declare it to be thrown. In your code, you catch the exception, nothing is thrown. If you didn't catch the exception, you would have to throw it. (Hope I got this right)
 
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Thank you for the explanation. So if i get it correct, you are saying that there is an option that you can either throw an exception or catch it, not necessary to have both? I mean you CAN have both but its not a rule?
 
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There's no rule that you have to catch an exception that you've thrown, it just makes more sense. If you're taking the time to throw an exception, you might as well make a catch statement to possibly recover from the predicted error that might be "thrown."
In your example, you're trying to catch an IOException, which means you wouldn't have to code your own throw statement when using a method like readLine(), since it has a
/* throw new IOException(); */ statement built into it.
However, if your try/catch block is protecting your code from a method you've written, like your aMethod(), then this method should have a throw statement or your try/catch block is a waste of time. The gaurded clause would be waiting to catch nothing.
I just leanred exception handling two days ago, but I think this is pretty accurate. Experienced users, please correct me if I'm wrong.
 
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I think the above was a pretty good explanation. It is definately not a rule that you have to catch and throw all checked exceptions. But you should be careful about what you do with them.
In general, I think you should catch and handle yourself exceptions your program might throw if you know how to handle it. If you don't think it makes sense to handle it yourself, let the calling method deal with it. Often times they are better equipped anyway.
 
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