# Class BootstrapMethodError

java.lang.Object
java.lang.Throwable
java.lang.Error
java.lang.LinkageError
java.lang.BootstrapMethodError

All Implemented Interfaces:
  `Serializable`

public class BootstrapMethodError extends LinkageError
Thrown to indicate that an `invokedynamic` instruction or a dynamic constant failed to resolve its bootstrap method and arguments, or for `invokedynamic` instruction the bootstrap method has failed to provide a call site with a target of the correct method type, or for a dynamic constant the bootstrap method has failed to provide a constant value of the required type.

Since:
  1.7
See Also:
  - Serialized Form

## Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor
Description
`BootstrapMethodError()`
Constructs a `BootstrapMethodError` with no detail message.
`BootstrapMethodError(String s)`
Constructs a `BootstrapMethodError` with the specified detail message.
`BootstrapMethodError(String s, Throwable cause)`
Constructs a `BootstrapMethodError` with the specified detail message and cause.
`BootstrapMethodError(Throwable cause)`
Constructs a `BootstrapMethodError` with the specified cause.

## Method Summary

### Methods declared in class Throwable

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

### Methods declared in class Object

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

## Constructor Details

### BootstrapMethodError

public BootstrapMethodError()
Constructs a `BootstrapMethodError` with no detail message.

### BootstrapMethodError

public BootstrapMethodError(String s)
Constructs a `BootstrapMethodError` with the specified detail message.

Parameters:
  `s` - the detail message.

### BootstrapMethodError

public BootstrapMethodError(String s, Throwable cause)
Constructs a `BootstrapMethodError` with the specified detail message and cause.

Parameters:
  `s` - the detail message.
  `cause` - the cause, may be `null`.

### BootstrapMethodError

public BootstrapMethodError(Throwable cause)
Constructs a `BootstrapMethodError` with the specified cause.

Parameters:
  `cause` - the cause, may be `null`.