**java.lang** ====Class RuntimeException ==== *[[javacard:java-card-api:object|java.lang.Object]] \\ *[[javacard:java-card-api:throwable|java.lang.Throwable]] \\ *[[javacard:java-card-api:exception|java.lang.Exception]] \\ **Direct Known Subclasses:** [[javacard:java-card-api:ArithmeticException|ArithmeticException]] , [[javacard:java-card-api:ArrayStoreException|ArrayStoreException]] , [[javacard:java-card-api:CardRuntimeException|CardRuntimeException]] , [[javacard:java-card-api:ClassCastException|ClassCastException]] , [[javacard:java-card-api:IndexOutOfBoundsException|IndexOutOfBoundsException]] , [[javacard:java-card-api:NegativeArraySizeException|NegativeArraySizeException]] , [[javacard:java-card-api:NullPointerException|NullPointerException]] , [[javacard:java-card-api:SecurityException|SecurityException]] ---- public class **RuntimeException**extends [[javacard:java-card-api:Exception|Exception]] RuntimeException is the superclass of those exceptions that can be thrown during the normal operation of the Java Card 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. This Java Card platform class's functionality is a strict subset of the definition in the //JavaTM 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SETM) API Specification//. ---- ^ Constructor Summary ^^ | **[[javacard:java-card-api:RuntimeException#RuntimeException()|RuntimeException]] **()          Constructs a RuntimeException instance. |   ^ Method Summary ^^   ^ Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object ^ | [[javacard:java-card-api:Object#equals(java.lang.Object)|equals]] |   ^ Constructor Detail ^ === RuntimeException === public **RuntimeException**() Constructs a RuntimeException instance.