What is the difference between the ‘throw’ and ‘throws’ keyword in java?
can01 Answered question June 10, 2023
In Java, the keywords ‘throw’ and ‘throws’ are used in exception handling, but they have different purposes and usage.
- ‘throw’ keyword: The ‘throw’ keyword is used to explicitly throw an exception within a method or block of code. It is followed by an instance of an exception class or a subclass of the ‘Throwable’ class. When a ‘throw’ statement is encountered, the normal flow of execution is halted, and the specified exception is thrown. This allows you to create and throw your own exceptions or propagate built-in exceptions to the calling code.
- ‘throws’ keyword:
The ‘throws’ keyword is used in the method signature to declare that a particular method might throw one or more types of exceptions. It is used to specify the exceptions that a method can throw, allowing the calling code to handle those exceptions or propagate them further.
can01 Answered question June 10, 2023
