class:ExceptionInInitializerError [NONE]

All Implemented Interfaces:: Serializable

public class ExceptionInInitializerErrorextends LinkageError

Signals that an unexpected exception has occurred in a static initializer. An ExceptionInInitializerError is thrown to indicate that an exception occurred during evaluation of a static initializer or the initializer for a static variable.

Since:

1.1

See Also:

constructor:ExceptionInInitializerError() [NONE]

ExceptionInInitializerError

public ExceptionInInitializerError()

Constructs an ExceptionInInitializerError with null as its detail message string and with no saved throwable object. A detail message is a String that describes this particular exception.

constructor:ExceptionInInitializerError(java.lang.Throwable) [NONE]

ExceptionInInitializerError

public ExceptionInInitializerError (Throwable thrown)

Constructs a new ExceptionInInitializerError class by saving a reference to the Throwable object thrown for later retrieval by the getException() method. The detail message string is set to null.

Parameters:: thrown - The exception thrown

constructor:ExceptionInInitializerError(java.lang.String) [NONE]

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 the Throwable.getMessage() method. There is no saved throwable object.

Parameters:: s - the detail message

method:getException() [NONE]

getException

public Throwable getException()

Returns the exception that occurred during a static initialization that caused this error to be created.

API Note:

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, or null if this ExceptionInInitializerError has no saved throwable object.