When the class defines a method that throws an exception, but not document it with @throws or @exception, Javadoc attempts to create a throws reference. This is an excellent feature.

But it also creates a redundant 'blank' reference below the earlier said one. This should be removed.

Consider the following program
==============================
public class test
{
        public void doNothing () throws myException
        {
        }

}

class myException extends Exception
{
}


Use merlin-rc1, and do
javadoc -private test.java


Observe the result at
test.html#doNothing()

N/A

Confirmed.  However, the problem is that the "Throws" heading is missing,
so it appears that like the repeated exception is mistaken.

The result looks liks this in a browser:

public void doNothing()
               throws p.myException

    p.myException


The HTML looks like this: ------------------

<PRE>
public void <B>doNothing</B>()
               throws p.myException</PRE>
<DL>
<DD><DL>

<DD><CODE>p.myException</CODE></DL>
</DD>
</DL>

The HTML should look like this: ----------------

<PRE>
public void <B>doNothing</B>()
               throws p.myException</PRE>
<DL>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Throws:</B>
<DD><CODE>p.myException</CODE></DL>
</DD>
</DL>

Changed synopsis from:
  redundant reference to exception class when method throws without @throws

  "Throws" heading missing when followed only by auto-generated exceptions
  xxxxx@xxxxx   2002-04-25

I have fixed this bug. The bug fix is pending review.
  xxxxx@xxxxx   2002-07-08