Exception: java.io.FileNotFoundException

  • public exception FileNotFoundException
  • extends IOException
Signals that an attempt to open the file denoted by a specified pathname has failed.

This exception will be thrown by the java.io.FileInputStream, java.io.FileOutputStream, and java.io.RandomAccessFile constructors when a file with the specified pathname does not exist. It will also be thrown by these constructors if the file does exist but for some reason is inaccessible, for example when an attempt is made to open a read-only file for writing.

Authors:
@author unascribed
Version:
@version 1.23, 12/19/03
Since:
@since JDK1.0

Inheritance

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    public FileNotFoundException()
    Constructs a FileNotFoundException with null as its error detail message.
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    public FileNotFoundException(String s)
    Constructs a FileNotFoundException with the specified detail message. The string s can be retrieved later by the Throwable.getMessage() method of class java.lang.Throwable.
    Parameters:
    @param s the detail message.
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