throws

When would you prefer to declare an exception rather than handling it in Java?

I know we can declare the exception for our method if we want it to be handled by the calling method. This will even allow us to do stuff like write to the OutputStream without wrapping the code in try/catch block if the enclosing method throws IOException. My question is: Can anyone provide an instance where this is usually don...

Throws or try-catch

What is the general rule of thumb when deciding whether to add a throws clause to a method or using a try-catch? From what I've read myself, the throws should be used when the caller has broken their end of the contract (passed object) and the try-catch should be used when an exception takes place during an operation that is being carri...

Can I declare that a php function throws an exception?

Can I declare a function in php that throws an exception? For example: public function read($b, $off, $len) throws IOException ...

how to use Java-style throws keyword in C#?

this keywords allows for a method to not handle an exception by its own, but rather throw it to the calling method. If there is no equivalent, how can you accomplish the same (or a similar) effect? see this to read about java throws keyword / clause ...