[Chapter 25] 25.11 java.lang.ClassFormatError (JDK 1.0)
Author: David Flanagan
Date: Thu Jul 31 16:26:39 1997

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| Chapter 25 The java.lang Package |

## 25.11 java.lang.ClassFormatError (JDK 1.0)

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

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

### Hierarchy:

Object->Throwable(Serializable)->Error->LinkageError->ClassFormatError

java.lang.ClassCircularityError (JDK 1.0) |  | java.lang.ClassLoader (JDK 1.0)