Java Programming/Keywords/throws

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throws is a Java keyword.

Used in a method definition to declare the Exceptions to be thrown by the method.

Syntax:

public myMethod() throws MyException1, MyException2
{
  ...
}

Example:

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