001 /* IllegalArgumentException.java -- thrown when a method is passed an
002 illegal or inappropriate argument
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038
039 package java.lang;
040
041 /**
042 * Thrown when a method is passed an illegal or inappropriate argument. For
043 * example:<br>
044 * <pre>
045 * wait(-1);
046 * </pre>
047 *
048 * @author Brian Jones
049 * @author Warren Levy (warrenl@cygnus.com)
050 * @author Andrew John Hughes (gnu_andrew@member.fsf.org)
051 * @status updated to 1.5
052 */
053 public class IllegalArgumentException extends RuntimeException
054 {
055 /**
056 * Compatible with JDK 1.0+.
057 */
058 private static final long serialVersionUID = -5365630128856068164L;
059
060 /**
061 * Create an exception without a message.
062 */
063 public IllegalArgumentException()
064 {
065 }
066
067 /**
068 * Create an exception with a message.
069 *
070 * @param s the message
071 */
072 public IllegalArgumentException(String s)
073 {
074 super(s);
075 }
076
077 /**
078 * <p>
079 * Constructs a <code>IllegalArgumentException</code> using
080 * the specified error message, which should give further details
081 * as to the reason for this exception. The specified cause
082 * <code>Throwable</code> may be used to provide additional history,
083 * with regards to the root of the problem. It is perfectly valid
084 * for this to be null, if the cause of the problem is unknown.
085 * </p>
086 * <p>
087 * <strong>Note</strong>: the detail message from the cause is not
088 * automatically incorporated into the resulting detail message of
089 * this exception.
090 * </p>
091 *
092 * @param message the detail message, which should give the reason for
093 * this exception being thrown.
094 * @param cause the cause of this exception, or null if the cause
095 * is unknown.
096 * @since 1.5
097 */
098 public IllegalArgumentException(String message, Throwable cause)
099 {
100 super(message, cause);
101 }
102
103 /**
104 * <p>
105 * Constructs a <code>IllegalArgumentException</code> using
106 * the specified cause <code>Throwable</code>, which may be used
107 * to provide additional history, with regards to the root of the
108 * problem. It is perfectly valid for this to be null, if the
109 * cause of the problem is unknown.
110 * </p>
111 * <p>
112 * The detail message is automatically constructed from the detail
113 * message of the supplied causal exception. If the cause is null,
114 * then the detail message will also be null. Otherwise, the detail
115 * message of this exception will be that of the causal exception.
116 * This makes this constructor very useful for simply wrapping another
117 * exception.
118 * </p>
119 *
120 * @param cause the cause of this exception, or null if the cause
121 * is unknown.
122 * @since 1.5
123 */
124 public IllegalArgumentException(Throwable cause)
125 {
126 super(cause);
127 }
128
129 }