ClassCastException (Java Platform SE 6) (original) (raw)

java.lang

Class ClassCastException

java.lang.Object extended by java.lang.Throwable extended by java.lang.Exception extended by java.lang.RuntimeException extended by java.lang.ClassCastException

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public class ClassCastException

extends RuntimeException

Thrown to indicate that the code has attempted to cast an object to a subclass of which it is not an instance. For example, the following code generates a ClassCastException: 

Object x = new Integer(0);
System.out.println((String)x);

Since:

JDK1.0

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary
ClassCastException() Constructs a ClassCastException with no detail message.
ClassCastException(String s) Constructs a ClassCastException with the specified detail message.
Method Summary
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Throwable
fillInStackTrace, getCause, getLocalizedMessage, getMessage, getStackTrace, initCause, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, setStackTrace, toString
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, [wait](../../java/lang/Object.html#wait%28long, int%29)
Constructor Detail

ClassCastException

public ClassCastException()

Constructs a ClassCastException with no detail message.

ClassCastException

public ClassCastException(String s)

Constructs a ClassCastException with the specified detail message.

Parameters:

s - the detail message.

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