Throws or try-catch

Question

What is the general rule of thumb when deciding whether to add a throws clause to a method or using a try-catch?

From what I\'ve read mysel

Answer 1

• catch an exception only if you can handle it in a meaningful way
• declare throwing the exception upward if it is to be handled by the consumer of the current method
• throw exceptions if they are caused by the input parameters (but these are more often unchecked)