1 /* ExceptionInInitializerError.java -- thrown when class initialization fails
2 with an uncaught exception
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43 * An <code>ExceptionInInitializerError</code> is thrown when an uncaught
44 * exception has occurred in a static initializer or the initializer for a
45 * static variable. In general, this wraps only RuntimeExceptions, since the
46 * compiler does not allow a checked exception to be uncaught in an
47 * initializer. This exception only occurs during reflection, when a class
48 * is initialized as part of another action.
51 * @author Tom Tromey <tromey@cygnus.com>
52 * @author Eric Blake <ebb9@email.byu.edu>
54 * @status updated to 1.4
56 public class ExceptionInInitializerError
extends LinkageError
59 * Compatible with JDK 1.1+.
61 static final long serialVersionUID
= 1521711792217232256L;
64 * The cause of this exception (duplicates the one stored in Throwable).
66 * @serial the exception cause
68 private final Throwable exception
;
71 * Create an error without a message. The cause is initialized as null.
73 public ExceptionInInitializerError()
79 * Create an error with a message. The cause is initialized as null.
81 * @param s the message
83 public ExceptionInInitializerError(String s
)
90 * Creates an error an saves a reference to the <code>Throwable</code>
91 * object. The message string is null.
93 * @param t the exception thrown
95 public ExceptionInInitializerError(Throwable t
)
103 * Return the exception that caused this error to be created. This is a
104 * legacy method; the preferred choice now is {@link Throwable#getCause()}.
106 * @return the cause, or null if unknown
108 public Throwable
getException()
114 * Return the exception that cause this error to be created.
116 * @return the cause, or null if unknown
119 public Throwable
getCause()