Throwing exceptions in Java

Question

I have a question about throwing exceptions in Java, a kind of misunderstanding from my side, as it seems, which I would like to clarify for myself.

I have been read

Answer 1

Using an exception for control flow is specifically dealt with in Effective Java, 2nd Edition by Joshua Bloch, Item 57:

Item 57: Use exceptions only for exceptional conditions

...exceptions are, as their name implies, to be used only for exceptional conditions; they should never be used for ordinary control flow. [italics mine]

So while it certainly "works" to use exceptions to control flow, it is not recommended.