How to handle a static final field initializer that throws checked exception

Question

I am facing a use case where I would like to declare a static finalfield with an initializer statement that is declared to throw a checked exception. Typically,

Answer 1

static blocks aren't difficult to read. So I'd recommend that solution. However, you can wrap your object in another object, for example ObjectNameWrapper which shares an interface with your ObjectName, and whose constructor calls your ObjectName constructor, hiding all checked exceptions that occur. But again, I'd go for the static option.