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

@@ -227,19 +227,20 @@
      * 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 e) {
-        } catch (NullPointerException e) {
+        } catch (IllegalArgumentException | NullPointerException e) {
         }
         return result;
     }
 
     /**