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package java.io;

import java.util.Objects;

Wraps an IOException with an unchecked exception.
Since: 1.8
/** * Wraps an {@link IOException} with an unchecked exception. * * @since 1.8 */
public class UncheckedIOException extends RuntimeException { private static final long serialVersionUID = -8134305061645241065L;
Constructs an instance of this class.
Params:
  • message – the detail message, can be null
  • cause – the IOException
Throws:
/** * Constructs an instance of this class. * * @param message * the detail message, can be null * @param cause * the {@code IOException} * * @throws NullPointerException * if the cause is {@code null} */
public UncheckedIOException(String message, IOException cause) { super(message, Objects.requireNonNull(cause)); }
Constructs an instance of this class.
Params:
  • cause – the IOException
Throws:
/** * Constructs an instance of this class. * * @param cause * the {@code IOException} * * @throws NullPointerException * if the cause is {@code null} */
public UncheckedIOException(IOException cause) { super(Objects.requireNonNull(cause)); }
Returns the cause of this exception.
Returns: the IOException which is the cause of this exception.
/** * Returns the cause of this exception. * * @return the {@code IOException} which is the cause of this exception. */
@Override public IOException getCause() { return (IOException) super.getCause(); }
Called to read the object from a stream.
Throws:
  • InvalidObjectException – if the object is invalid or has a cause that is not an IOException
/** * Called to read the object from a stream. * * @throws InvalidObjectException * if the object is invalid or has a cause that is not * an {@code IOException} */
private void readObject(ObjectInputStream s) throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException { s.defaultReadObject(); Throwable cause = super.getCause(); if (!(cause instanceof IOException)) throw new InvalidObjectException("Cause must be an IOException"); } }