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DRT-W1204

Use rethrow to rethrow a caught exceptionDRT-W1204

Major severityMajor
Anti-pattern categoryAnti-pattern

DO use rethrow to rethrow a caught exception.

As Dart provides rethrow as a feature, it should be used to improve terseness and readability.

BAD:

try {
  somethingRisky();
} catch(e) {
  if (!canHandle(e)) throw e;
  handle(e);
}

GOOD:

try {
  somethingRisky();
} catch(e) {
  if (!canHandle(e)) rethrow;
  handle(e);
}