Signals an error in the binary format of a class file.

Figure 10-13. java.lang.ClassFormatError

public class ClassFormatError extends LinkageError {
// Public Constructors
     public ClassFormatError( );  
     public ClassFormatError(String s);  
}

Subclasses

UnsupportedClassVersionError, java.lang.reflect.GenericSignatureFormatError

Thrown By

ClassLoader.defineClass( )