Added in [API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels) Summary: [Ctors](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/reflect/InvocationTargetException#pubctors) \| [Protected Ctors](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/reflect/InvocationTargetException#proctors) \| [Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/reflect/InvocationTargetException#pubmethods) \| [Inherited Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/reflect/InvocationTargetException#inhmethods)

# InvocationTargetException

` public class InvocationTargetException `   
` ` ` ` ` ` ` extends https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/ReflectiveOperationException ` ` `

|---|---|---|---|---|
| [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.ReflectiveOperationException](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/ReflectiveOperationException) ||
|   |   |   | ↳ | java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException |

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*** ** * ** ***

InvocationTargetException is a checked exception that wraps an exception thrown by an invoked method or constructor.

As of release 1.4, this exception has been retrofitted to conform to the general purpose exception-chaining mechanism. The "target exception" that is provided at construction time and accessed via the `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/reflect/InvocationTargetException#getTargetException()` method is now known as the *cause*, and may be accessed via the `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Throwable#getCause()` method, as well as the aforementioned "legacy method."
**See also:**

- `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/reflect/Method`
- `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/reflect/Constructor`

## Summary

| ### Public constructors ||
|---|---|
| ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/reflect/InvocationTargetException#InvocationTargetException(java.lang.Throwable)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Throwable target) ` Constructs a InvocationTargetException with a target exception. |
| ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/reflect/InvocationTargetException#InvocationTargetException(java.lang.Throwable,%20java.lang.String)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Throwable target, https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String s) ` Constructs a InvocationTargetException with a target exception and a detail message. |

| ### Protected constructors ||
|---|---|
| ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/reflect/InvocationTargetException#InvocationTargetException()() ` Constructs an `InvocationTargetException` with `null` as the target exception. |

| ### Public methods ||
|---|---|
| ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Throwable` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/reflect/InvocationTargetException#getCause()() ` Returns the cause of this exception (the thrown target exception, which may be `null`). |
| ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Throwable` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/reflect/InvocationTargetException#getTargetException()() ` Get the thrown target exception. |

### Inherited methods

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*.

## Public constructors

### InvocationTargetException

Added in [API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public InvocationTargetException (Throwable target)
```

Constructs a InvocationTargetException with a target exception.

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| Parameters ||
|---|---|
| `target` | `Throwable`: the target exception <br /> |

### InvocationTargetException

Added in [API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public InvocationTargetException (Throwable target, 
                String s)
```

Constructs a InvocationTargetException with a target exception and a detail message.

<br />

| Parameters ||
|---|---|
| `target` | `Throwable`: the target exception <br /> |
| `s` | `String`: the detail message <br /> |

## Protected constructors

### InvocationTargetException

Added in [API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
protected InvocationTargetException ()
```

Constructs an `InvocationTargetException` with `null` as the target exception.

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## Public methods

### getCause

Added in [API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public Throwable getCause ()
```

Returns the cause of this exception (the thrown target exception, which may be `null`).

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| Returns ||
|---|---|
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Throwable` | the cause of this exception. <br /> |

### getTargetException

Added in [API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public Throwable getTargetException ()
```

Get the thrown target exception.

This method predates the general-purpose exception chaining facility. The `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Throwable#getCause()` method is now the preferred means of obtaining this information.

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| Returns ||
|---|---|
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Throwable` | the thrown target exception (cause of this exception). <br /> |