RuntimeException is the superclass of those
+ * {@code RuntimeException} is the superclass of those
* exceptions that can be thrown during the normal operation of the
* Java Virtual Machine.
- *
- * A method is not required to declare in its throws
- * clause any subclasses of RuntimeException that might
- * be thrown during the execution of the method but not caught.
*
+ *
{@code RuntimeException} and its subclasses are unchecked
+ * exceptions. Unchecked exceptions do not need to be
+ * declared in a method or constructor's {@code throws} clause if they
+ * can be thrown by the execution of the method or constructor and
+ * propagate outside the method or constructor boundary.
*
* @author Frank Yellin
+ * @jls3 11.2 Compile-Time Checking of Exceptions
* @since JDK1.0
*/
public class RuntimeException extends Exception {
static final long serialVersionUID = -7034897190745766939L;
- /** Constructs a new runtime exception with null as its
+ /** Constructs a new runtime exception with {@code null} as its
* detail message. The cause is not initialized, and may subsequently be
* initialized by a call to {@link #initCause}.
*/
@@ -63,7 +65,7 @@
/**
* Constructs a new runtime exception with the specified detail message and
* cause.
Note that the detail message associated with
- * cause is not automatically incorporated in
+ * {@code cause} is not automatically incorporated in
* this runtime exception's detail message.
*
* @param message the detail message (which is saved for later retrieval