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From: Robert A Duff <bobduff@shell01.TheWorld.com>
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Subject: Re: Exceptions
Date: Sun, 09 Dec 2007 16:45:32 -0500
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Simon Wright <simon.j.wright@mac.com> writes:

> I think this would be a very bad idea. I don't want to be forced to
> deal with the exception 'here' when it would be better handled by my
> caller.

But this would only apply to some exceptions.  If you don't want to be
"forced", use an unchecked exception.

I think there are some mistakes in the Java design for exceptions, but I
don't think the whole idea of exception contracts is bad.

- Bob