Re: How to handle exceptions in constructor?

On Mon, 27 Jun 2005 03:18:40 +0000, George George via JavaKB.com wrote:

> I think we should throw the exception to let the invoker know that the
> instance of the object has not been created successfully, so that the invoker
> can peform appropriate actions. But I am not quite sure whether I am correct
> since I have not seen any constructors which throw exceptions before.
>
> Could anyone help?

You absolutely should pass the exception through, or at least throw
another, if your object could not be successfully constructed. A
constructor can throw Exceptions just like any other method

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