Class java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

java.lang.Object
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   +----java.lang.Throwable
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           +----java.lang.Exception
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                   +----java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

public class ClassNotFoundException
extends Exception

Thrown when an application tries to load in a class through its string name using:

• The forName method in class Class.
• The findSystemClass method in class ClassLoader .
• The loadClass method in class ClassLoader.

but no definition for the class with the specifed name could be found.

See Also:

forName, findSystemClass, loadClass