In Java, how do I set a return type if an exception occurs?

Question

hey all, I\'m new to Java and was wondering if I define a method to return a database object

like

import java.sql.*;

public class DbConn {

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Answer 1

This is exactly the situation where you should let the exception propagate up the call stack (declaring the method as throws SQLException or wrapping it in a application-specific exception) so that you can catch and handle it at a higher level.

That's the whole point of exceptions: you can choose where to catch them.