src/share/classes/java/lang/Boolean.java

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       * If there is no property with the specified name, or if the specified
       * name is empty or null, then {@code false} is returned.
       *
       * @param   name   the system property name.
       * @return  the {@code boolean} value of the system property.
       * @see     java.lang.System#getProperty(java.lang.String)
       * @see     java.lang.System#getProperty(java.lang.String, java.lang.String)
       */
      public static boolean getBoolean(String name) {
          boolean result = false;
          try {
              result = toBoolean(System.getProperty(name));
!         } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
!         } catch (NullPointerException e) {
          }
          return result;
      }
  
      /**
--- 227,246 ----
       * If there is no property with the specified name, or if the specified
       * name is empty or null, then {@code false} is returned.
       *
       * @param   name   the system property name.
       * @return  the {@code boolean} value of the system property.
+      * @throws  SecurityException for the same reasons as
+      *          {@link System#getProperty(String) System.getProperty} 
       * @see     java.lang.System#getProperty(java.lang.String)
       * @see     java.lang.System#getProperty(java.lang.String, java.lang.String)
       */
      public static boolean getBoolean(String name) {
          boolean result = false;
          try {
              result = toBoolean(System.getProperty(name));
!         } catch (IllegalArgumentException | NullPointerException e) {
          }
          return result;
      }
  
      /**