title: Is it possible to ignore an exception?
body: <p>In Java, is it possible to make a method that has a <code>throws</code> statement to be not checked. </p>
  
  <p>For example:</p>
  
  <pre><code>public class TestClass {
      public static void throwAnException() throws Exception {
          throw new Exception();
      }
      public static void makeNullPointer() {
          Object o = null;
          o.equals(0);//NullPointerException
      }
      public static void exceptionTest() {
          makeNullPointer(); //The compiler allows me not to check this
          throwAnException(); //I'm forced to handle the exception, but I don't want to
      }
  }
  </code></pre>