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:
    `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.
  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 inherited from class java.lang.Throwable

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

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### 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.