Module java.base
Package java.lang

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 classClassFormatErrorextendsLinkageError
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 Details

    • ClassFormatError

      public ClassFormatError()
      Constructs aClassFormatError with no detail message.

    • ClassFormatError

      public ClassFormatError(String s)
      Constructs aClassFormatError with the specified detail message.
      Parameters:
      s - the detail message.