JavaTM 2 Platform
Standard Ed. 5.0

java.util
Class IllegalFormatConversionException

java.lang.Object
  extended by java.lang.Throwable
      extended by java.lang.Exception
          extended by java.lang.RuntimeException
              extended by java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
                  extended by java.util.IllegalFormatException
                      extended by java.util.IllegalFormatConversionException
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable

public class IllegalFormatConversionException
extends IllegalFormatException

Unchecked exception thrown when the argument corresponding to the format specifier is of an incompatible type.

Unless otherwise specified, passing a null argument to any method or constructor in this class will cause a NullPointerException to be thrown.

Since:
1.5
See Also:
Serialized Form

Constructor Summary
IllegalFormatConversionException(char c, Class<?> arg)
          Constructs an instance of this class with the mismatched conversion and the corresponding argument class.
 
Method Summary
 Class<?> getArgumentClass()
          Returns the class of the mismatched argument.
 char getConversion()
          Returns the inapplicable conversion.
 String getMessage()
          Returns the detail message string of this throwable.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Throwable
fillInStackTrace, getCause, getLocalizedMessage, getStackTrace, initCause, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, setStackTrace, toString
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

IllegalFormatConversionException

public IllegalFormatConversionException(char c,
                                        Class<?> arg)
Constructs an instance of this class with the mismatched conversion and the corresponding argument class.

Parameters:
c - Inapplicable conversion
arg - Class of the mismatched argument
Method Detail

getConversion

public char getConversion()
Returns the inapplicable conversion.

Returns:
The inapplicable conversion

getArgumentClass

public Class<?> getArgumentClass()
Returns the class of the mismatched argument.

Returns:
The class of the mismatched argument

getMessage

public String getMessage()
Description copied from class: Throwable
Returns the detail message string of this throwable.

Overrides:
getMessage in class Throwable
Returns:
the detail message string of this Throwable instance (which may be null).

JavaTM 2 Platform
Standard Ed. 5.0

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