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Constructors and Exceptions?

 
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Can constructors throw Exceptions?? Why is it said that the no-arg constructor of the superclass, must not throw an exception??
 
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Yes, of course they can throw exceptions. Where did you get that from about not allowing exceptions from no-arg constructors? I couldn't find it in the Java Language Specification.
 
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Also, any superclass constructor can throw an exception. The only limitation is, the subclass constructor can't catch that exception so it must throw it as well.
 
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If the subclass has a default constructor and it calls the super constructor which throws an exception, then it will lead to compiler error, right???
 
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You don't write a default constructor, so you can't catch it, so it would count as an unhandled exception and (if checked) would cause a compiler error.
 
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