Java Programming/Keywords/throws

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
{
  ...
}

Example:

class MyDefinedException extends Exception  {   public MyDefinedException(String str)   {      super(str);   }    }  public class MyClass  {     public static void showMyName(String str) throws MyDefinedException     {           if(str.equals("What is your Name?"))                 throw new MyDefinedException("My name is Blah Blah");     }     public static void main(String a[])     {        try        {           showMyName("What is your Name?");        }        catch(MyDefinedException mde)        {           mde.printStackTrace();        }      }  }