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Note that the null check is redundant; if it were removed, the subsequent call to s.equals("") would throw a NullPointerException when s is null. However, the null check is suggested because it explicitly indicates the programmer's intent. More complex code may require explicit testing of invariants and appropriate throw statements.

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This compliant solution declares a more specific exception class in the throws clause of the method declaration for the doSomething() method.

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ERR07-EX0: Classes that sanitize exceptions to comply with a security policy are permitted to translate specific exceptions into more general exceptions. This translation could potentially result in throwing RuntimeException, Exception, or Throwable in some cases, depending on the details requirements of the security policy.

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