On Fri, 28 Oct 2022 23:35:59 GMT, Pavel Rappo <pra...@openjdk.org> wrote:
>>> While I think it's quite clear... >> >> I guess the narrative form is _exception class_ even if the BNF form is >> `ExceptionType` ! > > Maybe we could simply call it _exception_? Exception _class_ excludes type > variables. Exception _name_ is too stringly-typed. Exception _type_ and > _element_ clash with liked-named entities in javax.lang.model. > > Coming up with good terms is hard. FWIW, in ThrowsTaglet I consistently call > `@throws` and `@exception` exception tags. On terminology ... You **declare** _exception classes_ (meaning any `class` that directly or indirectly extends `Throwable`. You **throw** exception types, which includes the names of _exception classes_ and also _type variables_ that reference exception classes. This is effectively the classic distinction in the Language Model API between _elements_ and _types_. So, each can be correct, depending on the context. ------------- PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/10746
