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bob@coolgroups.com - 01 Jul 2007 01:23 GMT

I am trying to figure out exactly what determines if an exception
is checked or unchecked. Is it whether or not the exception class is
derived from RuntimeException?

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Arne Vajhøj - 01 Jul 2007 01:48 GMT

> I am trying to figure out exactly what determines if an exception
> is checked or unchecked. Is it whether or not the exception class is
> derived from RuntimeException?

Yes.

Arne

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Tom Hawtin - 01 Jul 2007 03:27 GMT

>> I am trying to figure out exactly what determines if an exception
>> is checked or unchecked. Is it whether or not the exception class is
>> derived from RuntimeException?
>
> Yes.

RuntimeException or Error. Error is an exception, it just isn't a
subtype of Exception.

Tom Hawtin

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Roedy Green - 01 Jul 2007 18:20 GMT

>I am trying to figure out exactly what determines if an exception
>is checked or unchecked. Is it whether or not the exception class is
>derived from RuntimeException?

see http://mindprod.com/jgloss/exception.html#TYPES for the various
classifications.
--
Roedy Green Canadian Mind Products
The Java Glossary
http://mindprod.com

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