luni/src/main/java/libcore/util/SneakyThrow.java

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package libcore.util;

/**
 * Provides a hacky method that always throws {@code t} even if {@code t} is a checked exception.
 * and is not declared to be thrown.
 *
 * See
 * http://www.mail-archive.com/javaposse@googlegroups.com/msg05984.html
 */
public class SneakyThrow {
    /**
     * A hacky method that always throws {@code t} even if {@code t} is a checked exception,
     * and is not declared to be thrown.
     */
    public static void sneakyThrow(Throwable t) {
        SneakyThrow.<RuntimeException>sneakyThrow_(t);
    }

    private static <T extends Throwable> void sneakyThrow_(Throwable t) throws T {
       throw (T) t;
    }
}