TIOBE - Java Coding Standard

Rule: StrictException7

Synopsis:	A catch statement that catches an exception only to rethrow it should be avoided
Language:	Java
Severity Level:	3
Category:	StrictException

Description:

Catch blocks that merely rethrow a caught exception only add to code size and runtime complexity.

public class Foo {
   void bar() {
    try {
    // do something
    }  catch (SomeException se) {
       throw se;
    }
   }
  }