Should methods that throw RuntimeException indicate it in method signature?

Question

For example, many methods in frameworks/JDK might throw

java.lang.SecurityException 

but this is not indicated in the method signature (si

Answer 1

This has to do with the discussion regarding checked exceptions. Most would agree that exceptions shouldn't be declared in methods signatures.

There is also a discussion regarding how runtime exceptions should be used. I agree with one poster that runtime exceptions should denote a programming error or a fatal condition. So there isn't much merit declaring them in the signature. Every method could potentially through one.