IllegalFormatException (Java SE 9 & JDK 9 ) (original) (raw)

• java.lang.Object

• • java.lang.Throwable
  • • java.lang.Exception
      • • java.lang.RuntimeException
          * * java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
          * * java.util.IllegalFormatException

• All Implemented Interfaces:
  [Serializable](../../java/io/Serializable.html "interface in java.io")
  Direct Known Subclasses:
  [DuplicateFormatFlagsException](../../java/util/DuplicateFormatFlagsException.html "class in java.util"), [FormatFlagsConversionMismatchException](../../java/util/FormatFlagsConversionMismatchException.html "class in java.util"), [IllegalFormatCodePointException](../../java/util/IllegalFormatCodePointException.html "class in java.util"), [IllegalFormatConversionException](../../java/util/IllegalFormatConversionException.html "class in java.util"), [IllegalFormatFlagsException](../../java/util/IllegalFormatFlagsException.html "class in java.util"), [IllegalFormatPrecisionException](../../java/util/IllegalFormatPrecisionException.html "class in java.util"), [IllegalFormatWidthException](../../java/util/IllegalFormatWidthException.html "class in java.util"), [MissingFormatArgumentException](../../java/util/MissingFormatArgumentException.html "class in java.util"), [MissingFormatWidthException](../../java/util/MissingFormatWidthException.html "class in java.util"), [UnknownFormatConversionException](../../java/util/UnknownFormatConversionException.html "class in java.util"), [UnknownFormatFlagsException](../../java/util/UnknownFormatFlagsException.html "class in java.util")

public class IllegalFormatException
extends IllegalArgumentException
Unchecked exception thrown when a format string contains an illegal syntax or a format specifier that is incompatible with the given arguments. Only explicit subtypes of this exception which correspond to specific errors should be instantiated.
Since:
1.5
See Also:
Serialized Form

• • Method Summary

     * ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.[Object](../../java/lang/Object.html "class in java.lang")  
     `[clone](../../java/lang/Object.html#clone--), [equals](../../java/lang/Object.html#equals-java.lang.Object-), [finalize](../../java/lang/Object.html#finalize--), [getClass](../../java/lang/Object.html#getClass--), [hashCode](../../java/lang/Object.html#hashCode--), [notify](../../java/lang/Object.html#notify--), [notifyAll](../../java/lang/Object.html#notifyAll--), [wait](../../java/lang/Object.html#wait--), [wait](../../java/lang/Object.html#wait-long-), [wait](../../java/lang/Object.html#wait-long-int-)`  
     * ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.[Throwable](../../java/lang/Throwable.html "class in java.lang")  
     `[addSuppressed](../../java/lang/Throwable.html#addSuppressed-java.lang.Throwable-), [fillInStackTrace](../../java/lang/Throwable.html#fillInStackTrace--), [getCause](../../java/lang/Throwable.html#getCause--), [getLocalizedMessage](../../java/lang/Throwable.html#getLocalizedMessage--), [getMessage](../../java/lang/Throwable.html#getMessage--), [getStackTrace](../../java/lang/Throwable.html#getStackTrace--), [getSuppressed](../../java/lang/Throwable.html#getSuppressed--), [initCause](../../java/lang/Throwable.html#initCause-java.lang.Throwable-), [printStackTrace](../../java/lang/Throwable.html#printStackTrace--), [printStackTrace](../../java/lang/Throwable.html#printStackTrace-java.io.PrintStream-), [printStackTrace](../../java/lang/Throwable.html#printStackTrace-java.io.PrintWriter-), [setStackTrace](../../java/lang/Throwable.html#setStackTrace-java.lang.StackTraceElement:A-), [toString](../../java/lang/Throwable.html#toString--)`

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