java.util
Class IllegalFormatConversionException

java.lang.Object
  java.lang.Throwable
      java.lang.Exception
          java.lang.RuntimeException
              java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
                  java.util.IllegalFormatException
                      java.util.IllegalFormatConversionException

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public class IllegalFormatConversionException
extends IllegalFormatException

Unchecked exception thrown when the argument corresponding to the format specifier is of an incompatible type.

Unless otherwise specified, passing a null argument to any method or constructor in this class will cause a NullPointerException to be thrown.

Since:

1.5

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

IllegalFormatConversionException(char c, Class<?> arg)
Constructs an instance of this class with the mismatched conversion and the corresponding argument class.

Method Summary

Class<?>	getArgumentClass() Returns the class of the mismatched argument.
char	getConversion() Returns the inapplicable conversion.
String	getMessage() Returns the detail message string of this throwable.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Throwable

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

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

IllegalFormatConversionException

public IllegalFormatConversionException(char c,
                                        Class<?> arg)

Constructs an instance of this class with the mismatched conversion and the corresponding argument class.

Parameters:

c - Inapplicable conversion

arg - Class of the mismatched argument

Method Detail

getConversion

public char getConversion()

Returns the inapplicable conversion.

Returns:

The inapplicable conversion

getArgumentClass

public Class<?> getArgumentClass()

Returns the class of the mismatched argument.

Returns:

The class of the mismatched argument

getMessage

public String getMessage()

Description copied from class: Throwable

Returns the detail message string of this throwable.

Overrides:

getMessage in class Throwable

Returns:

the detail message string of this Throwable instance (which may be null).