Package java.util

Class IllegalFormatException

All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable
Direct Known Subclasses:
DuplicateFormatFlagsException, FormatFlagsConversionMismatchException, IllegalFormatCodePointException, IllegalFormatConversionException, IllegalFormatFlagsException, IllegalFormatPrecisionException, IllegalFormatWidthException, MissingFormatArgumentException, MissingFormatWidthException, UnknownFormatConversionException, UnknownFormatFlagsException

public class IllegalFormatException
extends IllegalArgumentException
implements Serializable
An IllegalFormatException is thrown when a format string that contains either an illegal syntax or format specifier is transferred as a parameter. Only subclasses inheriting explicitly from this exception are allowed to be instantiated.
See Also:
RuntimeException, Serialized Form