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Class java.lang.Error 

java.lang.Object
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   +----java.lang.Throwable
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           +----java.lang.Error
public class Error
extends Throwable
An Error is a subclass of Throwable that indicates serious problems that a reasonable application should not try to catch. Most such errors are abnormal conditions. The ThreadDeath error, though a "normal" condition, is also a subclass of Error because most applications should not try to catch it.

A method is not required to declare in its throws clause any subclasses of Error that might be thrown during the execution of the method but not caught, since these errors are abnormal conditions that should never occur.

See Also:
ThreadDeath

Constructor Index

o Error()
Constructs an Error with no specified detail message.
o Error(String)
Constructs an Error with the specified detail message.

Constructors

o Error 
 public Error()
Constructs an Error with no specified detail message.

o Error 
 public Error(String s)
Constructs an Error with the specified detail message.

Parameters:
s - the detail message. 
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