throws is a Java keyword. It is used in a method definition to declare the Exceptions to be thrown by the method.
Syntax:
public myMethod()throws MyException1, MyException2{MyException1 ...}Example:
 | classMyDefinedExceptionextendsException{publicMyDefinedException(Stringstr){super(str);}}publicclassMyClass{publicstaticvoidshowMyName(Stringstr)throwsMyDefinedException{if(str.equals("What is your Name?"))thrownewMyDefinedException("My name is Blah Blah");}publicstaticvoidmain(Stringa[]){try{showMyName("What is your Name?");}catch(MyDefinedExceptionmde){mde.printStackTrace();}}} |