/* * Copyright (c) 2003, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. * ORACLE PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */ package java.util; /** * Unchecked exception thrown when a format string contains an illegal syntax * or a format specifier that is incompatible with the given arguments. Only * explicit subtypes of this exception which correspond to specific errors * should be instantiated. * * @since 1.5 */ public class IllegalFormatException extends IllegalArgumentException { private static final long serialVersionUID = 18830826L; // package-private to prevent explicit instantiation IllegalFormatException() { } }