ClassFormatError

extends LinkageError

Known Direct Subclasses

Class Overview

Thrown by a class loader when a class file has an illegal format or if the data that it contains can not be interpreted as a class.

Public Constructors
	ClassFormatError() Constructs a new `ClassFormatError` that includes the current stack trace.
	ClassFormatError(String detailMessage) Constructs a new `ClassFormatError` with the current stack trace and the specified detail message.

Inherited Methods

Throwable	fillInStackTrace() Records the stack trace from the point where this method has been called to this `Throwable`.
Throwable	getCause() Returns the cause of this `Throwable`, or `null` if there is no cause.
String	getLocalizedMessage() Returns the extra information message which was provided when this `Throwable` was created.
String	getMessage() Returns the extra information message which was provided when this `Throwable` was created.
StackTraceElement[]	getStackTrace() Returns the array of stack trace elements of this `Throwable`.
Throwable	initCause(Throwable throwable) Initializes the cause of this `Throwable`.
void	printStackTrace(PrintWriter err) Writes a printable representation of this `Throwable`'s stack trace to the specified print writer.
void	printStackTrace(PrintStream err) Writes a printable representation of this `Throwable`'s stack trace to the specified print stream.
void	printStackTrace() Writes a printable representation of this `Throwable`'s stack trace to the `System.err` stream.
void	setStackTrace(StackTraceElement[] trace) Sets the array of stack trace elements.
String	toString() Returns a string containing a concise, human-readable description of this object.

Object	clone() Creates and returns a copy of this `Object`.
boolean	equals(Object o) Compares this instance with the specified object and indicates if they are equal.
void	finalize() Called before the object's memory is reclaimed by the VM.
final Class<? extends Object>	getClass() Returns the unique instance of `Class` that represents this object's class.
int	hashCode() Returns an integer hash code for this object.
final void	notify() Causes a thread which is waiting on this object's monitor (by means of calling one of the `wait()` methods) to be woken up.
final void	notifyAll() Causes all threads which are waiting on this object's monitor (by means of calling one of the `wait()` methods) to be woken up.
String	toString() Returns a string containing a concise, human-readable description of this object.
final void	wait() Causes the calling thread to wait until another thread calls the `notify()` or `notifyAll()` method of this object.
final void	wait(long millis, int nanos) Causes the calling thread to wait until another thread calls the `notify()` or `notifyAll()` method of this object or until the specified timeout expires.
final void	wait(long millis) Causes the calling thread to wait until another thread calls the `notify()` or `notifyAll()` method of this object or until the specified timeout expires.

Since: API Level 1

Constructs a new ClassFormatError that includes the current stack trace.

Since: API Level 1

Constructs a new ClassFormatError with the current stack trace and the specified detail message.

detailMessage	the detail message for this error.