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fireshadow52 picture fireshadow52 · May 28, 2010 · Viewed 9k times · Source

Why can't you throw an InterruptedException in the following way:

try {
    System.in.wait(5) //Just an example
} catch (InterruptedException exception) {
    exception.printStackTrace();
 //On this next line I am confused as to why it will not let me throw the exception
    throw exception;
}

I went to http://java24hours.com, but it didn't tell me why I couldn't throw an InterruptedException.
If anyone knows why, PLEASE tell me! I'm desperate! :S

Answer

Jon Skeet picture Jon Skeet · May 28, 2010

You can only throw it if the method you're writing declares that it throws InterruptedException (or a base class).

For example:

public void valid() throws InterruptedException {
  try {
    System.in.wait(5) //Just an example
  } catch (InterruptedException exception) {
    exception.printStackTrace();
    throw exception;
  }
}

// Note the lack of a "throws" clause.
public void invalid() {
  try {
    System.in.wait(5) //Just an example
  } catch (InterruptedException exception) {
    exception.printStackTrace();
    throw exception;
  }
}

You should read up on checked exceptions for more details.

(Having said this, calling wait() on System.in almost certainly isn't doing what you expect it to...)

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