ClassFormatError (Java 2 Platform SE 5.0) (original) (raw)

java.lang

Class ClassFormatError

java.lang.Object extended by java.lang.Throwable java.lang.Error java.lang.LinkageError java.lang.ClassFormatError

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

GenericSignatureFormatError, UnsupportedClassVersionError

public class ClassFormatError

extends LinkageError

Thrown when the Java Virtual Machine attempts to read a class file and determines that the file is malformed or otherwise cannot be interpreted as a class file.

Since:

JDK1.0

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary
ClassFormatError() Constructs a ClassFormatError with no detail message.
ClassFormatError(String s) Constructs a ClassFormatError 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

ClassFormatError

public ClassFormatError()

Constructs a ClassFormatError with no detail message.

ClassFormatError

public ClassFormatError(String s)

Constructs a ClassFormatError with the specified detail message.

Parameters:

s - the detail message.

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