java.lang
Class ClassFormatError

java.lang.Object
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  +--java.lang.Throwable
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        +--java.lang.Error
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              +--java.lang.LinkageError
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                    +--java.lang.ClassFormatError

Direct Known Subclasses:

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

Fields inherited from class java.lang.Throwable

backtrace, detailMessage, serialVersionUID

Constructor Summary

ClassFormatError()
Constructs a ClassFormatError with no detail message.

ClassFormatError(String s)
Constructs a ClassFormatError with the specified detail message.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Throwable

fillInStackTrace, getLocalizedMessage, getMessage, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, printStackTrace0, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

, clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, registerNatives, wait, wait, wait

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.