path: root/src/library/scala/throws.scala

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*/

// $Id$


package scala

/**
 * Annotation for specifying the exceptions thrown by a method.
 * <p>
 *  Example:
 * </p>
 * <pre>
 * <b>class</b> Reader(fname: String) {
 *   <b>private val</b> in =
 *     <b>new</b> BufferedReader(<b>new</b> FileReader(fname))
 *   [throws(classOf[IOException])]
 *   <b>def</b> read() = in.read()
 * }</pre>
 *
 * @author  Nikolay Mihaylov
 * @version 1.0, 19/05/2006
 */
class throws(clazz: java.lang.Class) extends Annotation