catch(Exception exc) { /* won't catch RuntimeException */

catch(Throwable exc) { /* will catch RuntimeException */

for(Callback cb : callbacks) {
    try {
        cb.call(item);
    }
    catch(Exception exc) {
        logger.error("Error in callback: ", exc);
   }
}

public class Test {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        try {
            throw new RuntimeException("Bang");
        } catch (Exception e) {
            System.out.println("I caught: " + e);
        }
    }
}

I caught: java.lang.RuntimeException: Bang

catch (Exception ex) { ... }

class A{//this class will never be initialized because class B won't intialize
  static{
    try{
      classB.someStaticMethod();
    }catch(Exception e){
      sysout("This comment will never be printed");
    }
 }
}

class B{//this class will never be initialized
 static{
    int i = 1/0;//throw run time exception
 }

 public static void someStaticMethod(){}
}