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package java.lang;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
import java.io.ObjectStreamField;

Signals that an unexpected exception has occurred in a static initializer. An ExceptionInInitializerError is thrown to indicate that an exception occurred during evaluation of a static initializer or the initializer for a static variable.
Author: Frank Yellin
Since: 1.1
/** * Signals that an unexpected exception has occurred in a static initializer. * An {@code ExceptionInInitializerError} is thrown to indicate that an * exception occurred during evaluation of a static initializer or the * initializer for a static variable. * * @author Frank Yellin * @since 1.1 */
public class ExceptionInInitializerError extends LinkageError {
Use serialVersionUID from JDK 1.1.X for interoperability
/** * Use serialVersionUID from JDK 1.1.X for interoperability */
@java.io.Serial private static final long serialVersionUID = 1521711792217232256L;
Constructs an ExceptionInInitializerError with null as its detail message string and with no saved throwable object. A detail message is a String that describes this particular exception.
/** * Constructs an {@code ExceptionInInitializerError} with * {@code null} as its detail message string and with no saved * throwable object. * A detail message is a String that describes this particular exception. */
public ExceptionInInitializerError() { initCause(null); // Disallow subsequent initCause }
Constructs a new ExceptionInInitializerError class by saving a reference to the Throwable object thrown for later retrieval by the getException() method. The detail message string is set to null.
Params:
  • thrown – The exception thrown
/** * Constructs a new {@code ExceptionInInitializerError} class by * saving a reference to the {@code Throwable} object thrown for * later retrieval by the {@link #getException()} method. The detail * message string is set to {@code null}. * * @param thrown The exception thrown */
public ExceptionInInitializerError(Throwable thrown) { super(null, thrown); // Disallow subsequent initCause }
Constructs an ExceptionInInitializerError with the specified detail message string. A detail message is a String that describes this particular exception. The detail message string is saved for later retrieval by the Throwable.getMessage() method. There is no saved throwable object.
Params:
  • s – the detail message
/** * Constructs an {@code ExceptionInInitializerError} with the specified detail * message string. A detail message is a String that describes this * particular exception. The detail message string is saved for later * retrieval by the {@link Throwable#getMessage()} method. There is no * saved throwable object. * * @param s the detail message */
public ExceptionInInitializerError(String s) { super(s, null); // Disallow subsequent initCause }
Returns the exception that occurred during a static initialization that caused this error to be created.
API Note: This method predates the general-purpose exception chaining facility. The Throwable.getCause() method is now the preferred means of obtaining this information.
Returns:the saved throwable object of this ExceptionInInitializerError, or null if this ExceptionInInitializerError has no saved throwable object.
/** * Returns the exception that occurred during a static initialization that * caused this error to be created. * * @apiNote * This method predates the general-purpose exception chaining facility. * The {@link Throwable#getCause()} method is now the preferred means of * obtaining this information. * * @return the saved throwable object of this * {@code ExceptionInInitializerError}, or {@code null} * if this {@code ExceptionInInitializerError} has no saved * throwable object. */
public Throwable getException() { return super.getCause(); }
Serializable fields for ExceptionInInitializerError.
@serialFieldexception Throwable the exception
/** * Serializable fields for ExceptionInInitializerError. * * @serialField exception Throwable the exception */
@java.io.Serial private static final ObjectStreamField[] serialPersistentFields = { new ObjectStreamField("exception", Throwable.class) };
Reconstitutes the ExceptionInInitializerError instance from a stream and initialize the cause properly when deserializing from an older version. The getException and getCause method returns the private "exception" field in the older implementation and ExceptionInInitializerError::cause was set to null.
Params:
  • s – the ObjectInputStream from which data is read
Throws:
/** * Reconstitutes the ExceptionInInitializerError instance from a stream * and initialize the cause properly when deserializing from an older * version. * * The getException and getCause method returns the private "exception" * field in the older implementation and ExceptionInInitializerError::cause * was set to null. * * @param s the {@code ObjectInputStream} from which data is read * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs * @throws ClassNotFoundException if a serialized class cannot be loaded */
@java.io.Serial private void readObject(ObjectInputStream s) throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException { ObjectInputStream.GetField fields = s.readFields(); Throwable exception = (Throwable) fields.get("exception", null); if (exception != null) { setCause(exception); } }
To maintain compatibility with older implementation, write a serial "exception" field with the cause as the value.
Params:
  • out – the ObjectOutputStream to which data is written
Throws:
/** * To maintain compatibility with older implementation, write a serial * "exception" field with the cause as the value. * * @param out the {@code ObjectOutputStream} to which data is written * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs */
@java.io.Serial private void writeObject(ObjectOutputStream out) throws IOException { ObjectOutputStream.PutField fields = out.putFields(); fields.put("exception", super.getCause()); out.writeFields(); } }