Module java.base
Package java.util

## Class InvalidPropertiesFormatException

- java.lang.Object
- - java.lang.Throwable
  - - java.lang.Exception
    - - java.io.IOException
      - - java.util.InvalidPropertiesFormatException

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    `Serializable`

      public class InvalidPropertiesFormatException
      extends IOException

  Thrown to indicate that an operation could not complete because the input did not conform to the appropriate XML document type for a collection of properties, as per the `Properties` specification.

  Note, that although InvalidPropertiesFormatException inherits Serializable interface from Exception, it is not intended to be Serializable. Appropriate serialization methods are implemented to throw NotSerializableException.

  Since:
    1.5
  See Also:
    `Properties`

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor | Description
    --- | ---
    `InvalidPropertiesFormatException​(String message)` | Constructs an InvalidPropertiesFormatException with the specified detail message.
    `InvalidPropertiesFormatException​(Throwable cause)` | Constructs an InvalidPropertiesFormatException with the specified cause.

  - ### Method Summary

    - ### Methods declared in class java.lang.Throwable

      `addSuppressed, fillInStackTrace, getCause, getLocalizedMessage, getMessage, getStackTrace, getSuppressed, initCause, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, setStackTrace, toString`

    - ### Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### InvalidPropertiesFormatException

          public InvalidPropertiesFormatException​(Throwable cause)

      Constructs an InvalidPropertiesFormatException with the specified cause.
      Parameters:
        `cause` - the cause (which is saved for later retrieval by the `Throwable.getCause()` method).

    - #### InvalidPropertiesFormatException

          public InvalidPropertiesFormatException​(String message)

      Constructs an InvalidPropertiesFormatException with the specified detail message.
      Parameters:
        `message` - the detail message. The detail message is saved for later retrieval by the `Throwable.getMessage()` method.