java.lang
Class ClassNotFoundException

java.lang.Object
  java.lang.Throwable
      java.lang.Exception
          java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public class ClassNotFoundException

extends Exception

This exception is thrown when a classloader is unable to find a class.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

ClassNotFoundException()
Constructs a new instance of this class with its walkback filled in.

ClassNotFoundException(java.lang.String detailMessage)
Constructs a new instance of this class with its walkback and message filled in.

ClassNotFoundException(java.lang.String detailMessage, Throwable exception)
Constructs a new instance of this class with its walkback, message and exception filled in.

Method Summary

Throwable	getCause() Answers the cause of this Throwable, or null if there is no cause.
Throwable	getException() Answers the exception which occured when loading the class.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Throwable

fillInStackTrace, getLocalizedMessage, getMessage, getStackTrace, initCause, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, setStackTrace, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ClassNotFoundException

public ClassNotFoundException()

Constructs a new instance of this class with its walkback filled in.

ClassNotFoundException

public ClassNotFoundException(java.lang.String detailMessage)

Constructs a new instance of this class with its walkback and message filled in.

Parameters:

detailMessage - String The detail message for the exception.

ClassNotFoundException

public ClassNotFoundException(java.lang.String detailMessage,
                              Throwable exception)

Constructs a new instance of this class with its walkback, message and exception filled in.

Parameters:

detailMessage - String The detail message for the exception.

exception - Throwable The exception which occurred while loading the class.

Method Detail

getException

public Throwable getException()

Answers the exception which occured when loading the class.

Returns:

Throwable The exception which occurred while loading the class.

getCause

public Throwable getCause()

Answers the cause of this Throwable, or null if there is no cause.

Overrides:

getCause in class Throwable

Returns:

Throwable The receiver's cause.