How to throw a checked exception from a java thread?

Question

Hey, I\'m writing a network application, in which I read packets of some custom binary format. And I\'m starting a background thread to wait for incoming data. The problem i

Answer 1

If you really cannot do anything useful when the exception is raised you can wrap the checked exception in a RuntimeException.

try {
    // stuff
} catch (CheckedException yourCheckedException) {
    throw new RuntimeException("Something to explain what is happening", yourCheckedException);
}