Can finalize() throw Exception?

[Vedhas Pitkar]

Hi, can the finalize() throw checked exceptions?
In an answer to a review question (pg. 256 ,8.4 c), it is stated in Khalid Mughal that the finalize() in Object can throw any throwable Object.Overiding methods can limit the range to unchecked exceptions.However, I have overridden the method to throw any Exception(checked) & it works fine.
So help me guys, is it that I am not able to understand the problem correctly or am I right?
Thanks,
Vedhas.

[Angela Narain]

The finalize() method of Object class is as follows :
protected void finalize() throws Throwable
So if you override the finalize() method in your class and
declare that it throws some checked exception, it is perfectly
fine as it will be a subclass of Throwable.
Overriding method( subclass method ) can always throw subclasses of exception of the overridden(super class) method.

[Muhammad Farooq]

Does it mean that Finalize() can throw unchechked exception and Runtime Exception as well as checked Exception as Finalize() method throws Throwable.
--Farooq

[Angela Narain]

Yes, any overriding method can throw unchecked (runtime exceptions ) even if the overridden method does not throw them .

[Angela Narain]

Yes, any overriding method can throw unchecked (runtime exceptions ) even if the overridden method does not throw them .
Same holds true for finalize()