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Throwing RuntimeException, Exception, or Throwable prevents classes from catching the intended exceptions without catching other unintended exceptions as well.
Rule | Severity | Likelihood | Remediation Cost | Priority | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ERR07-J | Low | Likely | Medium | P6 | L2 |
Automated Detection
| Tool | Version | Checker | Description | ||||||
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| CodeSonar |
| JAVA.STRUCT.EXCP.BROAD | Broad Throws Clause (Java) | ||||||
| Parasoft Jtest |
| CERT.ERR07.NTX CERT.ERR07.NTERR | Avoid declaring methods to throw general or unchecked Exception types Do not throw exception types which are too general or are unchecked exceptions | |||||||
| SonarQube |
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| S112 |
| Generic exceptions should never be thrown |
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