When is it OK to catch a RuntimeException

Question

On a recent project I recommended catching a RuntimeException within a test harness code and logging it. The code processes a series of inputs from a database, and I do not

Answer 1

If a client can reasonably be expected to recover from an exception, make it a checked exception.

If a client cannot do anything to recover from the exception, make it an unchecked exception.

Here's the bottom line guideline.

From Java Docs. Please read this Unchecked Exceptions — The Controversy