java.util
Class IllegalFormatException

java.lang.Object
  extended byjava.lang.Throwable
      extended byjava.lang.Exception
          extended byjava.lang.RuntimeException
              extended byjava.lang.IllegalArgumentException
                  extended byjava.util.IllegalFormatException
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable
Direct Known Subclasses:
DuplicateFormatFlagsException, FormatFlagsConversionMismatchException, IllegalFormatCodePointException, IllegalFormatConversionException, IllegalFormatFlagsException, IllegalFormatPrecisionException, IllegalFormatWidthException, MissingFormatArgumentException, MissingFormatWidthException, UnknownFormatConversionException, UnknownFormatFlagsException

public class IllegalFormatException
extends IllegalArgumentException
implements Serializable

Unchecked Exception that is to be thrown out when a format string that contains either an illegal syntax or format specifier is transferred as a parameter. Only subclass that is inherited explicitly from this exception is allowed to be instantialized.

See Also:
Serialized Form

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Throwable
fillInStackTrace, getCause, getLocalizedMessage, getMessage, getStackTrace, initCause, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, setStackTrace, toString
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait