JavaTM 2 Platform
Std. Ed. v1.3.1

java.lang
Class Error

java.lang.Object
  |
  +--java.lang.Throwable
        |
        +--java.lang.Error
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable
Direct Known Subclasses:
AWTError, LinkageError, ThreadDeath, VirtualMachineError

public class Error
extends Throwable

An Error is a subclass of Throwable that indicates serious problems that a reasonable application should not try to catch. Most such errors are abnormal conditions. The ThreadDeath error, though a "normal" condition, is also a subclass of Error because most applications should not try to catch it.

A method is not required to declare in its throws clause any subclasses of Error that might be thrown during the execution of the method but not caught, since these errors are abnormal conditions that should never occur.

Since:
JDK1.0
See Also:
ThreadDeath, Serialized Form

Constructor Summary
Error()
          Constructs an Error with no specified detail message.
Error(String s)
          Constructs an Error with the specified detail message.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Throwable
fillInStackTrace, getLocalizedMessage, getMessage, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, toString
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

Error

public Error()
Constructs an Error with no specified detail message.

Error

public Error(String s)
Constructs an Error with the specified detail message.
Parameters:
s - the detail message.

JavaTM 2 Platform
Std. Ed. v1.3.1

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