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<h1>throw</h1>
<h2>Purpose</h2>
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Throw the indicated exception.
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<h2>Details</h2>
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<th>Op & Format</th>
<th>Mnemonic / Syntax</th>
<th>Arguments</th>
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<td>27 11x</td>
<td>throw vAA</td>
<td><code>A:</code> exception-bearing register (8 bits)<br/></td>
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<h2>Constraints</h2>
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A must be a valid register index in the current stack frame.
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Register vA must be a reference-bearing register
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Register vA must be assignment-compatible with java.lang.Throwable according
to the usual rules of the Java programming language.
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<h2>Behavior</h2>
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Throws the given exception vA, resulting in a search for a matching handler
according to the usual rules of the Java programming language.
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If no matching handler is found for the current thread, the thread
terminates, possibly notifying its uncaught exception handler or thread
group before.
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<h2>Exceptions</h2>
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NullPointerException if vA is null.
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Otherwise, the indicated exception.
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