- 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.ExceptionInInitializerError
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Serializable
public class ExceptionInInitializerError extends LinkageError
Signals that an unexpected exception has occurred in a static initializer. AnExceptionInInitializerErroris thrown to indicate that an exception occurred during evaluation of a static initializer or the initializer for a static variable.As of release 1.4, this exception has been retrofitted to conform to the general purpose exception-chaining mechanism. The "saved throwable object" that may be provided at construction time and accessed via the
getException()method is now known as the cause, and may be accessed via theThrowable.getCause()method, as well as the aforementioned "legacy method."- Since:
- 1.1
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- Serialized Form
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Constructor Summary
Constructors Constructor Description ExceptionInInitializerError()Constructs anExceptionInInitializerErrorwithnullas its detail message string and with no saved throwable object.ExceptionInInitializerError(String s)Constructs an ExceptionInInitializerError with the specified detail message string.ExceptionInInitializerError(Throwable thrown)Constructs a newExceptionInInitializerErrorclass by saving a reference to theThrowableobject thrown for later retrieval by thegetException()method.
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Method Summary
All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods Modifier and Type Method Description ThrowablegetCause()Returns the cause of this error (the exception that occurred during a static initialization that caused this error to be created).ThrowablegetException()Returns the exception that occurred during a static initialization that caused this error to be created.-
Methods declared in class java.lang.Throwable
addSuppressed, fillInStackTrace, getLocalizedMessage, getMessage, getStackTrace, getSuppressed, initCause, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, setStackTrace, toString
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Constructor Detail
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ExceptionInInitializerError
public ExceptionInInitializerError()
Constructs anExceptionInInitializerErrorwithnullas its detail message string and with no saved throwable object. A detail message is a String that describes this particular exception.
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ExceptionInInitializerError
public ExceptionInInitializerError(Throwable thrown)
Constructs a newExceptionInInitializerErrorclass by saving a reference to theThrowableobject thrown for later retrieval by thegetException()method. The detail message string is set tonull.- Parameters:
thrown- The exception thrown
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ExceptionInInitializerError
public ExceptionInInitializerError(String s)
Constructs an ExceptionInInitializerError with the specified detail message string. A detail message is a String that describes this particular exception. The detail message string is saved for later retrieval by theThrowable.getMessage()method. There is no saved throwable object.- Parameters:
s- the detail message
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Method Detail
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getException
public Throwable getException()
Returns the exception that occurred during a static initialization that caused this error to be created.This method predates the general-purpose exception chaining facility. The
Throwable.getCause()method is now the preferred means of obtaining this information.- Returns:
- the saved throwable object of this
ExceptionInInitializerError, ornullif thisExceptionInInitializerErrorhas no saved throwable object.
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