How do you find what exceptions a class can throw?

[Chris Green]

Stefan Ram <ram at zedat.fu-berlin.de> wrote:
> Chris Green <cl at isbd.net> writes:
> >I am using poplib.POP3_SSL() and I want to know what exceptions can be
> >thrown when I instantiate it.  Presumably it inherits them because
> >there's nothing much in the documentation page for poplib.POP3_SSL().
> 
>   Both Java and C++ have tried to introduce a static
>   declaration of exceptions IIRC, but IIRC this was less
>   popular as it led to problems.
> 
>   Ultimately, it is not possible to tell what exceptions 
>   a call might throw. In such a case, it may help to explain
>   to the newsgroup why this information is needed.
> 
So that, as is always advised, I can catch the specific exception
being thrown!

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Chris Green
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