java.lang

Class VirtualMachineError

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Throwable

java.lang.Error

java.lang.VirtualMachineError

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

InternalError, OutOfMemoryError, StackOverflowError

public abstract class VirtualMachineError
extends Error

Thrown to indicate that the Java Virtual Machine is broken or has run out of resources necessary for it to continue operating.

Since:

JDK1.0

Author:

Frank Yellin

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
VirtualMachineError() Constructs a VirtualMachineError with no detail message.
VirtualMachineError(String message) Constructs a VirtualMachineError with the specified detail message.
VirtualMachineError(String message, Throwable cause) Constructs a VirtualMachineError with the specified detail message and cause.
VirtualMachineError(Throwable cause) Constructs an a VirtualMachineError with the specified cause and a detail message of (cause==null ? null : cause.toString()) (which typically contains the class and detail message of cause).

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Throwable

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

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

VirtualMachineError

public VirtualMachineError()

Constructs a VirtualMachineError with no detail message.

VirtualMachineError

public VirtualMachineError(String message)

Constructs a VirtualMachineError with the specified detail message.

Parameters:

message - the detail message.

VirtualMachineError

public VirtualMachineError(String message,
                   Throwable cause)

Constructs a VirtualMachineError with the specified detail message and cause.

Note that the detail message associated with cause is not automatically incorporated in this error's detail message.

Parameters:

message - the detail message (which is saved for later retrieval by the Throwable.getMessage() method).

cause - the cause (which is saved for later retrieval by the Throwable.getCause() method). (A null value is permitted, and indicates that the cause is nonexistent or unknown.)

Since:

1.8

VirtualMachineError

public VirtualMachineError(Throwable cause)

Constructs an a VirtualMachineError with the specified cause and a detail message of (cause==null ? null : cause.toString()) (which typically contains the class and detail message of cause).

Parameters:

cause - the cause (which is saved for later retrieval by the Throwable.getCause() method). (A null value is permitted, and indicates that the cause is nonexistent or unknown.)

Since:

1.8