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Class NoClassDefFoundError
java.lang.Object
java.lang.Throwable
java.lang.Error
java.lang.LinkageError
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError
- All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable
Thrown if the Java Virtual Machine or a
ClassLoader instance
tries to load in the definition of a class (as part of a normal method call
or as part of creating a new instance using the new expression)
and no definition of the class could be found.
The searched-for class definition existed when the currently executing class was compiled, but the definition can no longer be found.
- Since:
- 1.0
- See Also:
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Constructor Summary
ConstructorsConstructorDescriptionConstructs aNoClassDefFoundErrorwith no detail message.Constructs aNoClassDefFoundErrorwith the specified detail message. -
Method Summary
Methods declared in class Throwable
addSuppressed, fillInStackTrace, getCause, getLocalizedMessage, getMessage, getStackTrace, getSuppressed, initCause, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, setStackTrace, toString
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Constructor Details
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NoClassDefFoundError
public NoClassDefFoundError()Constructs aNoClassDefFoundErrorwith no detail message. -
NoClassDefFoundError
Constructs aNoClassDefFoundErrorwith the specified detail message.- Parameters:
s- the detail message.
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