Module java.base
Package java.lang

# Class ClassFormatError

java.lang.Object
java.lang.Throwable
java.lang.Error
java.lang.LinkageError
java.lang.ClassFormatError

All Implemented Interfaces:
  `Serializable`

Direct Known Subclasses:
  `GenericSignatureFormatError`, `UnsupportedClassVersionError`

public class ClassFormatError extends LinkageError
Thrown when the Java Virtual Machine attempts to read a class file and determines that the file is malformed or otherwise cannot be interpreted as a class file.

Since:
  1.0
See Also:
  - Serialized Form

## Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor
Description
`ClassFormatError()`
Constructs a `ClassFormatError` with no detail message.
`ClassFormatError(String s)`
Constructs a `ClassFormatError` with the specified detail message.

## Method Summary

### Methods declared in class java.lang.Throwable

`addSuppressed, fillInStackTrace, getCause, getLocalizedMessage, getMessage, getStackTrace, getSuppressed, initCause, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, setStackTrace, toString`

### Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

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

## Constructor Details

### ClassFormatError

public ClassFormatError()
Constructs a `ClassFormatError` with no detail message.

### ClassFormatError

public ClassFormatError(String s)
Constructs a `ClassFormatError` with the specified detail message.

Parameters:
  `s` - the detail message.