Chapter 12
The java.lang Package

ExceptionInInitializerError

Name

Synopsis

Class Name:

java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError

Superclass:

java.lang.LinkageError

Immediate Subclasses:

None

Interfaces Implemented:

None

Availability:

New as of JDK 1.1

Description

A ExceptionInInitializerError is thrown when an unexpected exception has been thrown in a static initializer.

Class Summary

public class java.lang.ExceptionInInitializer 
             extends java.lang.LinkageError {
  // Constructors
  public ExceptionInInitializerError();
  public ExceptionInInitializerError(Throwable thrown);
  public ExceptionInInitializerError(String s);
  // Instance Methods
  public Throwable getException();
}

Constructors

ExceptionInInitializerError

public ExceptionInInitializerError()

Description: This constructor creates an ExceptionInInitializerError with no associated detail message.

public ExceptionInInitializerError(Throwable thrown)

Parameters

thrown: The exception that was thrown in the static initializer.

Description

This constructor creates an ExceptionInInitializerError that refers to the specified exception.

public ExceptionInInitializerError(String s)

Parameters

s: The detail message.

Description

This constructor creates an ExceptionInInitializerError with the specified detail message.

Instance Methods

getException

public Throwable getException()

Returns

The exception object that was thrown in the static initializer.

Description

This methods returns the exception that caused this error to be thrown.

Inherited Methods

Method	Inherited From	Method	Inherited From
`clone()`	`Object`	`equals(Object)`	`Object`
`fillInStackTrace()`	`Throwable`	`finalize()`	`Object`
`getClass()`	`Object`	`getLocalizedMessage()`	`Throwable`
`getMessage()`	`Throwable`	`hashCode()`	`Object`
`notify()`	`Object`	`notifyAll()`	`Object`
`printStackTrace()`	`Throwable`	`printStackTrace(PrintStream)`	`Throwable`
`printStackTrace(PrintWriter)`	`Throwable`	`toString()`	`Object`
`wait()`	`Object`	`wait(long)`	`Object`
`wait(long, int)`	`Object`