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Re: Why is WebApplicationException a RuntimeException?

From: Stephan Koops <Stephan.Koops_at_web.de>
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:36:01 +0100

Hello,

 I take back my proposal to make the WebApplicationExcepton a non
runtime Exception, because no one profit of it, if it is not a runtime
exception.

greetings
   Stephan Koops

Stephan Koops schrieb:
> Hello,
>
> for the JSR-311 I have a questions:
> Why is the WebApplicationException a subclass of *Runtime*Exception
> and not of java.lang.Exception?
> Perhaps it is a philosophical question, but I think it is better if a
> programmer know, what kinds of exception he should expect, also in his
> own resource classes.
>
> Greetings
> Stephan Koops