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package java.util;

Unchecked exception thrown when the argument corresponding to the format specifier is of an incompatible type.

Unless otherwise specified, passing a null argument to any method or constructor in this class will cause a NullPointerException to be thrown.

Since:1.5
/** * Unchecked exception thrown when the argument corresponding to the format * specifier is of an incompatible type. * * <p> Unless otherwise specified, passing a <tt>null</tt> argument to any * method or constructor in this class will cause a {@link * NullPointerException} to be thrown. * * @since 1.5 */
public class IllegalFormatConversionException extends IllegalFormatException { private static final long serialVersionUID = 17000126L; private char c; private Class<?> arg;
Constructs an instance of this class with the mismatched conversion and the corresponding argument class.
Params:
  • c – Inapplicable conversion
  • arg – Class of the mismatched argument
/** * Constructs an instance of this class with the mismatched conversion and * the corresponding argument class. * * @param c * Inapplicable conversion * * @param arg * Class of the mismatched argument */
public IllegalFormatConversionException(char c, Class<?> arg) { if (arg == null) throw new NullPointerException(); this.c = c; this.arg = arg; }
Returns the inapplicable conversion.
Returns: The inapplicable conversion
/** * Returns the inapplicable conversion. * * @return The inapplicable conversion */
public char getConversion() { return c; }
Returns the class of the mismatched argument.
Returns: The class of the mismatched argument
/** * Returns the class of the mismatched argument. * * @return The class of the mismatched argument */
public Class<?> getArgumentClass() { return arg; } // javadoc inherited from Throwable.java public String getMessage() { return String.format("%c != %s", c, arg.getName()); } }