JavaTM 2 Platform
Standard Edition

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

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, toString
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, 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.

JavaTM 2 Platform
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