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Is there a particular naming convention for Java methods that throw exceptions?

I'm tempted to add a suffix like "Ex" to differentiate methods (with similar signatures) that throw Exceptions from those that don't.

Is there such a convention?

Solution

  • Yes, you name them the same as methods that don't.

    Isn't the exception specification enough?

    Edit: If you have similar methods that throw/not throw, I recommend the Parse/TryParse pattern (Parse being replaced by the operation). .NET Framework uses it frequently (Dictionary<T,K>.TryGetValue, Monitor.TryEnter, int.TryParse, etc. etc.).

    Edit: Coding Horror: TryParse and the Exception Tax