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From: Simon Wright <simon@pushface.org>
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Subject: Re: Ada exceptions. unchecked?
Date: 12 Jun 2002 20:25:07 +0100
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Mark Johnson <mark_h_johnson@raytheon.com> writes:

> Larry Kilgallen wrote:
> > 
> > In article <8db3d6c8.0206112300.3965a62b@posting.google.com>, nma124@hotmail.com (steve_H) writes:
> > > I have thought that Ada exceptions were unchecked, is this correct?
> > 
> > What do you mean by "unchecked" ?
> 
> After a quick review of the web site he referenced, I believe he is
> referring to the need in Java to either...
>  - catch the exception
>  - declare that the exception is thrown

or (quite often) declare the exception as being of a type
(RunTimeException???) that you don't have to quote in the "throws"
section ..