Why can't overriding methods throw exceptions broader than the overridden method?

Question

I was going through SCJP 6 book by Kathe sierra and came across this explanations of throwing exceptions in overridden method. I quite didn\'t get it. Can any one explain it

Answer 1

I provide this answer here to the old question since no answers tell the fact that the overriding method can throw nothing here's again what the overriding method can throw:

1) throw the same exception

public static class A 
{
    public void m1()
       throws IOException
    {
        System.out.println("A m1");
    }

}

public static class B 
    extends A
{
    @Override
    public void m1()
        throws IOException
    {
        System.out.println("B m1");
    }
}

2) throw subclass of the overriden method's thrown exception

public static class A 
{
    public void m2()
       throws Exception
    {
        System.out.println("A m2");
    }

}

public static class B 
    extends A
{
    @Override
    public void m2()
        throws IOException
    {
        System.out.println("B m2");
    }
}

3) throw nothing.

public static class A 
{   
    public void m3()
       throws IOException
    {
        System.out.println("A m3");
    }
}

public static class B 
    extends A
{   
    @Override
    public void m3()
        //throws NOTHING
    {
        System.out.println("B m3");
    }
}

4) Having RuntimeExceptions in throws is not required.

There can be RuntimeExceptions in throws or not, compiler won't complain about it. RuntimeExceptions are not checked exceptions. Only checked exceptions are required to appear in throws if not catched.