public class

InvocationTargetException

extends Exception
java.lang.Object
   ↳ java.lang.Throwable
     ↳ java.lang.Exception
       ↳ java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException

Class Overview

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

As of release 1.4, this exception has been retrofitted to conform to the general purpose exception-chaining mechanism. The "target exception" that is provided at construction time and accessed via the getTargetException() method is now known as the cause, and may be accessed via the getCause() method, as well as the aforementioned "legacy method."

Summary

Public Constructors
InvocationTargetException(Throwable target)
Constructs a InvocationTargetException with a target exception.
InvocationTargetException(Throwable target, String s)
Constructs a InvocationTargetException with a target exception and a detail message.
Protected Constructors
InvocationTargetException()
Constructs an InvocationTargetException with null as the target exception.
Public Methods
Throwable getCause()
Returns the cause of this exception (the thrown target exception, which may be null).
Throwable getTargetException()
Get the thrown target exception.
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Inherited Methods
From class java.lang.Throwable
From class java.lang.Object

Public Constructors

public InvocationTargetException (Throwable target)

Constructs a InvocationTargetException with a target exception.

Parameters
target the target exception

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

Protected Constructors

protected InvocationTargetException ()

Constructs an InvocationTargetException with null as the target exception.

Public Methods

public Throwable getCause ()

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

Returns
  • the cause of this exception.

public Throwable getTargetException ()

Get the thrown target exception.

This method predates the general-purpose exception chaining facility. The getCause() method is now the preferred means of obtaining this information.

Returns
  • the thrown target exception (cause of this exception).