1 /* 2 * @(#)IllegalFormatException.java 1.3 04/04/21 3 * 4 * Copyright 2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved. 5 * SUN PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms. 6 */ 7 8 package java.util; 9 10 /** 11 * Unchecked exception thrown when a format string contains an illegal syntax 12 * or a format specifier that is incompatible with the given arguments. Only 13 * explicit subtypes of this exception which correspond to specific errors 14 * should be instantiated. 15 * 16 * @version 1.3, 04/21/04 17 * @since 1.5 18 */ 19 public class IllegalFormatException extends IllegalArgumentException { 20 21 private static final long serialVersionUID = 18830826L; 22 23 // package-private to prevent explicit instantiation 24 IllegalFormatException() { } 25 } 26