Type in expressions to have them evaluated.
Type :help for more information.

scala> :power
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** :phase has been set to 'typer'.          **
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scala> :paste
// Entering paste mode (ctrl-D to finish)

{
  val clazz = rootMirror.getClassByName(newTermName("test.ThrowsDeclaration_2"));
  {
  	val method = clazz.info.member(newTermName("foo"))
  	val throwsAnn = method.annotations.head
  	val atp = throwsAnn.atp
  	println("foo")
  	println("atp.typeParams.isEmpty: " + atp.typeParams.isEmpty)
  	println(throwsAnn)
  }
  println

  {
  	val method = clazz.info.member(newTermName("bar"))
  	val throwsAnn = method.annotations.head
  	val Literal(const) = throwsAnn.args.head
  	val tp = const.typeValue
  	println("bar")
  	println("tp.typeParams.isEmpty: " + tp.typeParams.isEmpty)
  	println(throwsAnn)
  }
}

// Exiting paste mode, now interpreting.

foo
atp.typeParams.isEmpty: true
throws[IllegalStateException](classOf[java.lang.IllegalStateException])

bar
tp.typeParams.isEmpty: true
throws[test.PolymorphicException[_]](classOf[test.PolymorphicException])

scala> :quit