Java throw statement

Description

We can throw an exception in case of an exception.

Syntax

The general form of throw is shown here:

 throw ThrowableInstance; 

Here, ThrowableInstance must be an object of type Throwable or a subclass of Throwable.

Note

There are two ways to obtain a Throwable object: using a parameter in a catch clause, or creating one with the new operator.

The flow of execution stops immediately after the throw statement; any subsequent statements are not executed.

Example

How to use Java throws statement?

public class Main {
  static void aMethod() {
    try {/*from w  w w  .ja  v a2  s  . c  om*/
      throw new NullPointerException("demo");
    } catch (NullPointerException e) {
      System.out.println("Caught inside demoproc.");
      throw e; // rethrow the exception
    }
  }

  public static void main(String args[]) {
    try {
      aMethod();
    } catch (NullPointerException e) {
      System.out.println("Recaught: " + e);
    }
  }
}

The code above generates the following result.