Java - How can I avoid using try catch statements

Question

I would like to know how I can avoid try-catch statements. Right now I have a Database handler and every time I run a command I have to surround it in a try block like so:

try {
    while(levelData.next()) {
        if(levelData.getInt("level") == nextLevel) return levelData.getInt("exp");
    }
} catch (SQLException e) {
    e.printStackTrace();
}   

Can I make it so the actual function throws the exception or something? Rather than having to manually put all these try's in? Its mostly just an aesthetic problem as these try blocks look ugly.

Answer 1

You can throw an exception instead:

public void myMethod() throws SQLException {
     while(levelData.next()) {
        if(levelData.getInt("level") == nextLevel)
           return levelData.getInt("exp");
    }
}