I think the point, which is a valid one, was that some base implementation of a method may declare to throw some exception, not because it throws it, but because it is legal for it's subclasses to throw it if they wish. Unfortunately, there's no way around this if you want to provide a base implementation for a method but still allow subclasses to throw something else.
I think the feature would still be helpful, even if it was only on static, final or private methods - just need to get into the habit of making them final! >From: "Michael Descher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: AW: [Eap-features] Underline extraneous exception work. >Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2002 08:58:49 +0100 >charset="iso-8859-1" >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Overriding methods cannot throw more general or completely different >exceptions than the overridden method. So if a method does not declare to >throw exception A, no overriding method can throw exception A. > >Michael > >> -----Urspr�ngliche Nachricht----- >> Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Im Auftrag von Michael D. Norman >> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 7. M�rz 2002 07:52 >> An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Betreff: Re: [Eap-features] Underline extraneous exception work. >> >> >> A given method may not throw an exception, but subclasses may >> override that >> method and may need to throw an exception. That would seem to only make >> sense for static, final, or private methods. >> >> -- Michael >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Graham Lea" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2002 10:50 PM >> Subject: [Eap-features] Underline extraneous exception work. >> >> >> > Would it be too much effort to extend the error highlighting to >> underline >> > catch clauses for exceptions that are "not thrown in the >> corresponding try >> > block"? >> > >> > What about highlighting exceptions in the throws clause of a method >> > declaration if the exception is never thrown by that method (or >> any of the >> > methods it calls)? >> > >> > Graham Lea Graham Lea -- Software Engineer Forge Research Pty Ltd Suite 116, Bay 9, Locomotive Workshop Australian Technology Park, Cornwallis Street Eveleigh NSW 1430 Australia Phone: +61 2 9209 4152 Fax: +61 2 9209 4172 www.forge.com.au ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This message contains privileged and confidential information intended only for the use of the addressee named above. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you must not disseminate, copy or take any action in reliance on it. If you have received this message in error please notify the sender immediately. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of another (including a Body Corporate). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Eap-features mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellij.com/mailman/listinfo/eap-features
