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throws clause
subject			fact

throws clause	has example // A method definition with a throws public void open_file() throws IOException { // Statements here that might generate an uncaught java.op.IOException }
	has purpose to specify the type(s) of exception(s) that might be generated when a method is run
	has syntax throws exceptionClassName
	is part of method definition
	is a subtopic of Exception Handling
	is a kind of clause
	see also throws statement
syntactic unit	has syntax rule bold = mandatory italic = non-terminal normal font = optional