Inheriting from RuntimeException sets apart checked vs. unchecked exceptions in Java, and that small change can have a big impact on your code.

The Java compiler could output warning messages whenever empty catch blocks or catch blocks that rethrow checked exceptions as unchecked exceptions are detected.

Checked and Unchecked Exceptions in Java An exception is any event that disturbs the normal flow of the program (Eck, 2019, ch 8.3.1). When an exception needs to be handled, the computer program is ...

Test your knowledge of exception handling in Java with this tough, 10-question, multiple choice quiz.

Java classifies exceptions into a few types: checked exceptions, unchecked exceptions, and errors, which must be handled by the JVM.

Because the Java programming language does not require methods to catch or to specify unchecked exceptions (RuntimeException, Error, and their subclasses), programmers may be tempted to write code ...

I know we've had many fine threads on exceptions in Java. Hopefully this particular question hasn't been discussed to death. I solved Problem 11 on Project Euler today. It requires you to do a ...