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Added in API level 1

public class

ClassNotFoundException

extends ReflectiveOperationException

java.lang.Object
↳	java.lang.Throwable
	↳	java.lang.Exception
		↳	java.lang.ReflectiveOperationException
			↳	java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

Class Overview

Thrown when a class loader is unable to find a class.

Summary

Public Constructors
	ClassNotFoundException() Constructs a new `ClassNotFoundException` that includes the current stack trace.
	ClassNotFoundException(String detailMessage) Constructs a new `ClassNotFoundException` with the current stack trace and the specified detail message.
	ClassNotFoundException(String detailMessage, Throwable exception) Constructs a new `ClassNotFoundException` with the current stack trace, the specified detail message and the exception that occurred when loading the class.

Public Methods
Throwable	getCause() Returns the cause of this Throwable, or `null` if there is no cause.
Throwable	getException() Returns the exception which occurred when loading the class.

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Inherited Methods

From class java.lang.Throwable

final void	addSuppressed(Throwable throwable) Adds `throwable` to the list of throwables suppressed by this.
Throwable	fillInStackTrace() Records the stack trace from the point where this method has been called to this `Throwable`.
Throwable	getCause() Returns the cause of this `Throwable`, or `null` if there is no cause.
String	getLocalizedMessage() Returns the detail message which was provided when this `Throwable` was created.
String	getMessage() Returns the detail message which was provided when this `Throwable` was created.
StackTraceElement[]	getStackTrace() Returns a clone of the array of stack trace elements of this `Throwable`.
final Throwable[]	getSuppressed() Returns the throwables suppressed by this.
Throwable	initCause(Throwable throwable) Initializes the cause of this `Throwable`.
void	printStackTrace(PrintStream err) Writes a printable representation of this `Throwable`'s stack trace to the given print stream.
void	printStackTrace(PrintWriter err) Writes a printable representation of this `Throwable`'s stack trace to the specified print writer.
void	printStackTrace() Writes a printable representation of this `Throwable`'s stack trace to the `System.err` stream.
void	setStackTrace(StackTraceElement[] trace) Sets the array of stack trace elements.
String	toString() Returns a string containing a concise, human-readable description of this object.

From class java.lang.Object

Object	clone() Creates and returns a copy of this `Object`.
boolean	equals(Object o) Compares this instance with the specified object and indicates if they are equal.
void	finalize() Invoked when the garbage collector has detected that this instance is no longer reachable.
final Class<?>	getClass() Returns the unique instance of `Class` that represents this object's class.
int	hashCode() Returns an integer hash code for this object.
final void	notify() Causes a thread which is waiting on this object's monitor (by means of calling one of the `wait()` methods) to be woken up.
final void	notifyAll() Causes all threads which are waiting on this object's monitor (by means of calling one of the `wait()` methods) to be woken up.
String	toString() Returns a string containing a concise, human-readable description of this object.
final void	wait() Causes the calling thread to wait until another thread calls the `notify()` or `notifyAll()` method of this object.
final void	wait(long millis, int nanos) Causes the calling thread to wait until another thread calls the `notify()` or `notifyAll()` method of this object or until the specified timeout expires.
final void	wait(long millis) Causes the calling thread to wait until another thread calls the `notify()` or `notifyAll()` method of this object or until the specified timeout expires.

Public Constructors

public ClassNotFoundException ()

Added in API level 1

Constructs a new ClassNotFoundException that includes the current stack trace.

public ClassNotFoundException (String detailMessage)

Added in API level 1

Constructs a new ClassNotFoundException with the current stack trace and the specified detail message.

Parameters
`detailMessage`	`String`: the detail message for this exception.

public ClassNotFoundException (String detailMessage, Throwable exception)

Added in API level 1

Constructs a new ClassNotFoundException with the current stack trace, the specified detail message and the exception that occurred when loading the class.

Parameters
`detailMessage`	`String`: the detail message for this exception.
`exception`	`Throwable`: the exception which occurred while loading the class.

Public Methods

public Throwable getCause ()

Added in API level 1

Returns the cause of this Throwable, or null if there is no cause.

Returns
`Throwable`	Throwable the receiver's cause.

public Throwable getException ()

Added in API level 1

Returns the exception which occurred when loading the class.

Returns
`Throwable`	Throwable the exception which occurred while loading the class.

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Public Constructors

public ClassNotFoundException ()

public ClassNotFoundException (String detailMessage)

public ClassNotFoundException (String detailMessage, Throwable exception)

Public Methods

public Throwable getCause ()

public Throwable getException ()