Description Philip Gust 2003-11-11 13:01:20 EST

On Version: 3.0.0 Build id: 200310101454 the incremental compiler does not 
require me to add a 'throws' declaration when my method catches and rethrows a 
java.io.IOException.  With the appropriate options enabled, the IDE also 
reports a warning when I add the 'throws' declaration that the declared 
IOException is not actually thrown by the method.  Sun's javac flags the 
missing 'throws' declaration as an error. I've marked this 'major' because it 
compromises the integrity of compile-time verification.

Here is the method:

        private byte[] getSomeBytes(InputStream in, long length) 
            throws IOException
        {
            DataInputStream din = new DataInputStream(in);
            byte[] bytes = new byte[(int)length];
            try {
                din.readFully(bytes);
            } catch (IOException ex) {
                MessageHandler.error(ex);  // log exception
                throw ex;
            } finally {
                return bytes;
            }
        }