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  25 
  26 package java.lang;
  27 
  28 /**
  29  * Thrown to indicate that a method has been passed an illegal or
  30  * inappropriate argument.
  31  *
  32  * @author  unascribed
  33  * @since   JDK1.0
  34  */
  35 public
  36 class IllegalArgumentException extends RuntimeException {
  37     /**
  38      * Constructs an <code>IllegalArgumentException</code> with no
  39      * detail message.
  40      */
  41     public IllegalArgumentException() {
  42         super();
  43     }
  44 
  45     /**
  46      * Constructs an <code>IllegalArgumentException</code> with the
  47      * specified detail message.
  48      *
  49      * @param   s   the detail message.
  50      */
  51     public IllegalArgumentException(String s) {
  52         super(s);
  53     }
  54 
  55     /**
  56      * Constructs a new exception with the specified detail message and
  57      * cause.
  58      *
  59      * <p>Note that the detail message associated with <code>cause</code> is
  60      * <i>not</i> automatically incorporated in this exception's detail
  61      * message.
  62      *
  63      * @param  message the detail message (which is saved for later retrieval
  64      *         by the {@link Throwable#getMessage()} method).
  65      * @param  cause the cause (which is saved for later retrieval by the
  66      *         {@link Throwable#getCause()} method).  (A <tt>null</tt> value
  67      *         is permitted, and indicates that the cause is nonexistent or
  68      *         unknown.)
  69      * @since 1.5
  70      */
  71     public IllegalArgumentException(String message, Throwable cause) {
  72         super(message, cause);
  73     }
  74 
  75     /**
  76      * Constructs a new exception with the specified cause and a detail
  77      * message of <tt>(cause==null ? null : cause.toString())</tt> (which
  78      * typically contains the class and detail message of <tt>cause</tt>).
  79      * This constructor is useful for exceptions that are little more than
  80      * wrappers for other throwables (for example, {@link
  81      * java.security.PrivilegedActionException}).
  82      *
  83      * @param  cause the cause (which is saved for later retrieval by the
  84      *         {@link Throwable#getCause()} method).  (A <tt>null</tt> value is
  85      *         permitted, and indicates that the cause is nonexistent or
  86      *         unknown.)
  87      * @since  1.5
  88      */
  89     public IllegalArgumentException(Throwable cause) {
  90         super(cause);
  91     }
  92 
  93     private static final long serialVersionUID = -5365630128856068164L;
  94 }