Add ExceptionUtils.throwUnchecked(T) where T extends Throwable, and

deprecate Object version

src/changes/changes.xml

@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ The <action> type attribute can be add,update,fix,remove.
     <action                   type="add" dev="ggregory" due-to="Gary Gregory">Add Streams.failableStream(T...).</action>
     <action                   type="add" dev="ggregory" due-to="Gary Gregory">Add FailableSupplier.nul().</action>
     <action                   type="add" dev="ggregory" due-to="Gary Gregory">Add Suppliers.nul().</action>
+    <action                   type="add" dev="ggregory" due-to="Gary Gregory">Add ExceptionUtils.throwUnchecked(T) where T extends Throwable, and deprecate Object version.</action>
     <!-- UPDATE -->
     <action                   type="update" dev="ggregory" due-to="Gary Gregory">Bump commons-parent from 58 to 64.</action>
     <action                   type="update" dev="ggregory" due-to="Gary Gregory">Bump org.easymock:easymock from 5.1.0 to 5.2.0 #1104.</action>

src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/exception/ExceptionUtils.java

@@ -971,7 +971,9 @@ public class ExceptionUtils {
      * @param throwable the throwable to test and throw or return.
      * @return the given throwable.
      * @since 3.13.0
+     * @deprecated Use {@link #throwUnchecked(Throwable)}.
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public static <T> T throwUnchecked(final T throwable) {
         if (throwable instanceof RuntimeException) {
             throw (RuntimeException) throwable;
@@ -982,6 +984,24 @@ public class ExceptionUtils {
         return throwable;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Tests whether the specified {@link Throwable} is unchecked and throws it if so.
+     *
+     * @param <T> The Throwable type.
+     * @param throwable the throwable to test and throw or return.
+     * @return the given throwable.
+     * @since 3.14.0
+     */
+    public static <T extends Throwable> T throwUnchecked(final T throwable) {
+        if (throwable instanceof RuntimeException) {
+            throw (RuntimeException) throwable;
+        }
+        if (throwable instanceof Error) {
+            throw (Error) throwable;
+        }
+        return throwable;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Throws a checked exception without adding the exception to the throws
      * clause of the calling method. For checked exceptions, this method throws