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title: "What are checked exceptions?"  
description: "What are checked exceptions?"  
author: "Sumit Kesarwani"  
published: 2014-08-25  
updated: 2020-09-16  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/interview/2012/what-are-checked-exceptions  
category: "java"  
tags: ["java"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What are checked exceptions?

Checked exception are those which the Java compiler forces you to catch.

Example: IOException are checked exceptions.

## Answers

### Answer by Sumit Kesarwani

Checked exception are those which the Java compiler forces you to catch.

Example: IOException are checked exceptions.


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