JavaTM 2 Platform
Std. Ed. v1.3.1

java.lang
Class ExceptionInInitializerError

java.lang.Object
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  +--java.lang.Throwable
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        +--java.lang.Error
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              +--java.lang.LinkageError
                    |
                    +--java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable

public class ExceptionInInitializerError
extends 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:
JDK1.1
See Also:
Serialized Form

Constructor Summary
ExceptionInInitializerError()
          Constructs an ExceptionInInitializerError with null as its detail message string and with no saved thowable object.
ExceptionInInitializerError(String s)
          Constructs an ExceptionInInitializerError with the specified detail message string.
ExceptionInInitializerError(Throwable thrown)
          Constructs a new ExceptionInInitializerError class by saving a reference to the Throwable object thrown for later retrieval by the getException() method.
 
Method Summary
 Throwable getException()
          Returns the exception that occurred during a static initialization that caused this Error to be created.
 void printStackTrace()
          Prints the stack trace of the exception that occurred.
 void printStackTrace(PrintStream ps)
          Prints the stack trace of the exception that occurred to the specified print stream.
 void printStackTrace(PrintWriter pw)
          Prints the stack trace of the exception that occurred to the specified print writer.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Throwable
fillInStackTrace, getLocalizedMessage, getMessage, toString
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

ExceptionInInitializerError

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

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

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 Detail

getException

public Throwable getException()
Returns the exception that occurred during a static initialization that caused this Error to be created.
Returns:
the saved throwable object of this ExceptionInInitializerError, or null if this ExceptionInInitializerError has no saved throwable object.

printStackTrace

public void printStackTrace()
Prints the stack trace of the exception that occurred.
Overrides:
printStackTrace in class Throwable
See Also:
System.err

printStackTrace

public void printStackTrace(PrintStream ps)
Prints the stack trace of the exception that occurred to the specified print stream.
Overrides:
printStackTrace in class Throwable
Following copied from class: java.lang.Throwable
Parameters:
s - PrintStream to use for output

printStackTrace

public void printStackTrace(PrintWriter pw)
Prints the stack trace of the exception that occurred to the specified print writer.
Overrides:
printStackTrace in class Throwable
Following copied from class: java.lang.Throwable
Parameters:
s - PrintWriter to use for output

JavaTM 2 Platform
Std. Ed. v1.3.1

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