Added in [API level 34](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels) Summary: [Inherited Constants](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/InvalidForegroundServiceTypeException#inhconstants) \| [Fields](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/InvalidForegroundServiceTypeException#lfields) \| [Ctors](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/InvalidForegroundServiceTypeException#pubctors) \| [Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/InvalidForegroundServiceTypeException#pubmethods) \| [Inherited Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/InvalidForegroundServiceTypeException#inhmethods)

# InvalidForegroundServiceTypeException

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` public final class InvalidForegroundServiceTypeException `   
` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` extends https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/ForegroundServiceTypeException ` ` implements https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable `

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| [java.lang.Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object) ||||||||
| ↳ | [java.lang.Throwable](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Throwable) |||||||
|   | ↳ | [java.lang.Exception](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Exception) ||||||
|   |   | ↳ | [java.lang.RuntimeException](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/RuntimeException) |||||
|   |   |   | ↳ | [java.lang.IllegalStateException](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/IllegalStateException) ||||
|   |   |   |   | ↳ | [android.app.ServiceStartNotAllowedException](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/ServiceStartNotAllowedException) |||
|   |   |   |   |   | ↳ | [android.app.ForegroundServiceTypeException](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/ForegroundServiceTypeException) ||
|   |   |   |   |   |   | ↳ | android.app.InvalidForegroundServiceTypeException |

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Exception thrown when an app tries to start a foreground `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Service` with an invalid type.

## Summary

### Inherited constants

From interface `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable` `int` `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable#CONTENTS_FILE_DESCRIPTOR`

Descriptor bit used with `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable#describeContents()`: indicates that the Parcelable object's flattened representation includes a file descriptor.
`int` `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable#PARCELABLE_WRITE_RETURN_VALUE`

Flag for use with `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable#writeToParcel(android.os.Parcel,%20int)`: the object being written is a return value, that is the result of a function such as "`Parcelable someFunction()`", "`void someFunction(out Parcelable)`", or "`void someFunction(inout Parcelable)`".

| ### Fields ||
|---|---|
| ` public static final https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable.Creator<https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/InvalidForegroundServiceTypeException>` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/InvalidForegroundServiceTypeException#CREATOR` <br /> |

| ### Public constructors ||
|---|---|
| ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/InvalidForegroundServiceTypeException#InvalidForegroundServiceTypeException(java.lang.String)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String message) ` Constructor. |

| ### Public methods ||
|---|---|
| ` int` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/InvalidForegroundServiceTypeException#describeContents()() ` Describe the kinds of special objects contained in this Parcelable instance's marshaled representation. |
| ` void` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/InvalidForegroundServiceTypeException#writeToParcel(android.os.Parcel,%20int)(https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcel dest, int flags) ` Flatten this object in to a Parcel. |

### Inherited methods

From class ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/ServiceStartNotAllowedException ` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Throwable` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/ServiceStartNotAllowedException#getCause()() `

Returns the cause of this throwable or `null` if the cause is nonexistent or unknown.
From class ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Throwable ` ` final void` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Throwable#addSuppressed(java.lang.Throwable)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Throwable exception) `

Appends the specified exception to the exceptions that were suppressed in order to deliver this exception.
` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Throwable` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Throwable#fillInStackTrace()() `

Fills in the execution stack trace.
` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Throwable` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Throwable#getCause()() `

Returns the cause of this throwable or `null` if the cause is nonexistent or unknown.
` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Throwable#getLocalizedMessage()() `

Creates a localized description of this throwable.
` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Throwable#getMessage()() `

Returns the detail message string of this throwable.
` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/StackTraceElement` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Throwable#getStackTrace()() `

Provides programmatic access to the stack trace information printed by `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Throwable#printStackTrace()`.
` final https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Throwable` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Throwable#getSuppressed()() `

Returns an array containing all of the exceptions that were suppressed, typically by the `try`-with-resources statement, in order to deliver this exception.
` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Throwable` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Throwable#initCause(java.lang.Throwable)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Throwable cause) `

Initializes the *cause* of this throwable to the specified value.
` void` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Throwable#printStackTrace()() `

Prints this throwable and its backtrace to the standard error stream.
` void` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Throwable#printStackTrace(java.io.PrintWriter)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/io/PrintWriter s) `

Prints this throwable and its backtrace to the specified print writer.
` void` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Throwable#printStackTrace(java.io.PrintStream)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/io/PrintStream s) `

Prints this throwable and its backtrace to the specified print stream.
` void` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Throwable#setStackTrace(java.lang.StackTraceElement[])(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/StackTraceElement stackTrace) `

Sets the stack trace elements that will be returned by `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Throwable#getStackTrace()` and printed by `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Throwable#printStackTrace()` and related methods.
` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Throwable#toString()() `

Returns a short description of this throwable.
From class ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object ` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#clone()() `

Creates and returns a copy of this object.
` boolean` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#equals(java.lang.Object)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object obj) `

Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
` void` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#finalize()() `

Called by the garbage collector on an object when garbage collection determines that there are no more references to the object.
` final https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Class<?>` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#getClass()() `

Returns the runtime class of this `Object`.
` int` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#hashCode()() `

Returns a hash code value for the object.
` final void` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#notify()() `

Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor.
` final void` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#notifyAll()() `

Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.
` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#toString()() `

Returns a string representation of the object.
` final void` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#wait(long,%20int)(long timeoutMillis, int nanos) `

Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being *notified* or *interrupted*, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
` final void` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#wait(long)(long timeoutMillis) `

Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being *notified* or *interrupted*, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
` final void` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#wait()() `

Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being *notified* or *interrupted*.
From interface ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable ` ` abstract int` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable#describeContents()() `

Describe the kinds of special objects contained in this Parcelable instance's marshaled representation.
` abstract void` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable#writeToParcel(android.os.Parcel,%20int)(https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcel dest, int flags) `

Flatten this object in to a Parcel.

## Fields

### CREATOR

Added in [API level 34](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public static final Creator<InvalidForegroundServiceTypeException> CREATOR
```

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## Public constructors

### InvalidForegroundServiceTypeException

Added in [API level 34](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public InvalidForegroundServiceTypeException (String message)
```

Constructor.

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| Parameters ||
|---|---|
| `message` | `String`: This value cannot be `null`. <br /> |

## Public methods

### describeContents

Added in [API level 34](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public int describeContents ()
```

Describe the kinds of special objects contained in this Parcelable instance's marshaled representation. For example, if the object will include a file descriptor in the output of `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable#writeToParcel(android.os.Parcel,%20int)`, the return value of this method must include the `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable#CONTENTS_FILE_DESCRIPTOR` bit.

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| Returns ||
|---|---|
| `int` | a bitmask indicating the set of special object types marshaled by this Parcelable object instance. Value is either `0` or - `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable#CONTENTS_FILE_DESCRIPTOR` |

### writeToParcel

Added in [API level 34](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public void writeToParcel (Parcel dest, 
                int flags)
```

Flatten this object in to a Parcel.

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| Parameters ||
|---|---|
| `dest` | `Parcel`: This value cannot be `null`. <br /> |
| `flags` | `int`: Additional flags about how the object should be written. May be 0 or `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable#PARCELABLE_WRITE_RETURN_VALUE`. Value is either `0` or a combination of the following: - `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable#PARCELABLE_WRITE_RETURN_VALUE` |