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## java.lang
Class ClassCastException

    java.lang.Object
      java.lang.Throwable
          java.lang.Exception
              java.lang.RuntimeException
                  java.lang.ClassCastException

All Implemented Interfaces:
  Serializable

    public class ClassCastException

extends RuntimeException

Thrown to indicate that the code has attempted to cast an object to a subclass of which it is not an instance. For example, the following code generates a `ClassCastException`:

>          Object x = new Integer(0);
>          System.out.println((String)x);

Since:
  JDK1.0
See Also:
  Serialized Form

Constructor Summary
`ClassCastException()` Constructs a `ClassCastException` with no detail message.
`ClassCastException(String s)` Constructs a `ClassCastException` with the specified detail message.

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Throwable
`fillInStackTrace, getCause, getLocalizedMessage, getMessage, getStackTrace, initCause, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, setStackTrace, toString`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### ClassCastException

    public ClassCastException()

  Constructs a `ClassCastException` with no detail message.

### ClassCastException

    public ClassCastException(String s)

  Constructs a `ClassCastException` with the specified detail message.

  Parameters:
    `s` - the detail message.

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