Class InvocationTargetException

java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException

All Implemented Interfaces:: Serializable

public class InvocationTargetException extends ReflectiveOperationException

InvocationTargetException is a checked exception that wraps an exception thrown by an invoked method or constructor.

Since:

1.1

See Also:

Constructor Summary

InvocationTargetException()

InvocationTargetException(Throwable target)

InvocationTargetException(Throwable target,
 String s)

Modifier	Constructor	Description
`protected`	Constructs an `InvocationTargetException` with `null` as the target exception.
	Constructs a InvocationTargetException with a target exception.
	Constructs a InvocationTargetException with a target exception and a detail message.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Throwable`	`getCause()`	Returns the cause of this exception (the thrown target exception, which may be `null`).
`Throwable`	`getTargetException()`	Get the thrown target exception.

Methods declared in class Throwable

addSuppressed, fillInStackTrace, getLocalizedMessage, getMessage, getStackTrace, getSuppressed, initCause, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, setStackTrace, toString

Methods declared in class Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

InvocationTargetException

protected InvocationTargetException()

Constructs an InvocationTargetException with null as the target exception.

InvocationTargetException

public InvocationTargetException(Throwable target)

Constructs a InvocationTargetException with a target exception.

Parameters:: target - the target exception

InvocationTargetException

public InvocationTargetException(Throwable target, String s)

Constructs a InvocationTargetException with a target exception and a detail message.

Parameters:: target - the target exception; s - the detail message

Method Details

getTargetException

public Throwable getTargetException()

Get the thrown target exception.

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 thrown target exception (cause of this exception).

getCause

public Throwable getCause()

Returns the cause of this exception (the thrown target exception, which may be null).

Overrides:: getCause in class Throwable
Returns:: the cause of this exception.
Since:: 1.4

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