A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
The ServerSocket constructor in the java.net package incorrectly declares the thrown exception in its signature. The issue exists in the current version of the JDK.

The constructor public ServerSocket() throws IOException erroneously declares that it can throw an IOException. However, there are no statements or methods within the constructor that throw this exception.

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Refer to the constructor's signature in the documentation or inspect the source code.

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
The constructor public ServerSocket() should not declare any exceptions since there are no statements or methods within the constructor that throw an IOException.
ACTUAL -
The public ServerSocket() constructor in the java.net package incorrectly declares the IOException exception in its signature, even though no statements within the constructor throw this exception.

This can cause confusion for developers and may lead to unnecessary exception handling or propagation in the calling code.

FREQUENCY : always