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title: "What are checked exceptions?"  
description: "What are checked exceptions?"  
author: "Anonymous User"  
published: 2011-03-01  
updated: 2020-09-18  
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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. e.g. IOException are checked Exceptions.

## Answers

### Answer by Anonymous User

Checked exception are those which the Java compiler forces you to catch. e.g. IOException are checked Exceptions.


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