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Class ClassFormatError

java.lang.Object

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:

1.0

See Also:

Constructor Summary

Constructor	Description
`ClassFormatError()`	Constructs a `ClassFormatError` with no detail message.
`ClassFormatError(String s)`	Constructs a `ClassFormatError` with the specified detail message.

Method Summary

Methods declared in class java.lang.Throwable

addSuppressed, fillInStackTrace, getCause, getLocalizedMessage, getMessage, getStackTrace, getSuppressed, initCause, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, setStackTrace, toString

Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

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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