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### class:ExceptionInInitializerError [NONE]
- All Implemented Interfaces: Serializable
      public class ExceptionInInitializerError
      extends LinkageError
Signals that an unexpected exception has occurred in a static initializer. An `ExceptionInInitializerError` is thrown to indicate that an exception occurred during evaluation of a static initializer or the initializer for a static variable. As of release 1.4, this exception has been retrofitted to conform to the general purpose exception-chaining mechanism. The "saved throwable object" that may be provided at construction time and accessed via the `getException()` method is now known as the cause, and may be accessed via the `Throwable.getCause()` method, as well as the aforementioned "legacy method." Since: 1.1 See Also: Serialized Form

### constructor:ExceptionInInitializerError() [NONE]
- #### ExceptionInInitializerError
      public ExceptionInInitializerError()
Constructs an `ExceptionInInitializerError` with `null` as its detail message string and with no saved throwable object. A detail message is a String that describes this particular exception.

### constructor:ExceptionInInitializerError(java.lang.Throwable) [NONE]
- #### ExceptionInInitializerError
      public ExceptionInInitializerError(Throwable thrown)
Constructs a new `ExceptionInInitializerError` class by saving a reference to the `Throwable` object thrown for later retrieval by the `getException()` method. The detail message string is set to `null`. Parameters: `thrown` - The exception thrown

### constructor:ExceptionInInitializerError(java.lang.String) [NONE]
- #### ExceptionInInitializerError
      public ExceptionInInitializerError(String s)
Constructs an ExceptionInInitializerError with the specified detail message string. A detail message is a String that describes this particular exception. The detail message string is saved for later retrieval by the `Throwable.getMessage()` method. There is no saved throwable object. Parameters: `s` - the detail message

### method:getException() [NONE]
- #### getException
      public Throwable getException()
Returns the exception that occurred during a static initialization that caused this error to be created. This method predates the general-purpose exception chaining facility. The `Throwable.getCause()` method is now the preferred means of obtaining this information. Returns: the saved throwable object of this `ExceptionInInitializerError`, or `null` if this `ExceptionInInitializerError` has no saved throwable object.

### method:getCause() [NONE]
- #### getCause
      public Throwable getCause()
Returns the cause of this error (the exception that occurred during a static initialization that caused this error to be created). Overrides: `getCause` in class `Throwable` Returns: the cause of this error or `null` if the cause is nonexistent or unknown. Since: 1.4