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## java.util
Class MissingFormatArgumentException

    java.lang.Object
      java.lang.Throwable
          java.lang.Exception
              java.lang.RuntimeException
                  java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
                      java.util.IllegalFormatException
                          java.util.MissingFormatArgumentException

All Implemented Interfaces:
  Serializable

    public class MissingFormatArgumentException

extends IllegalFormatException

Unchecked exception thrown when there is a format specifier which does not have a corresponding argument or if an argument index refers to an argument that does not exist.

Unless otherwise specified, passing a `null` argument to any method or constructor in this class will cause a `NullPointerException` to be thrown.

Since:
  1.5
See Also:
  Serialized Form

Constructor Summary
`MissingFormatArgumentException(String s)` Constructs an instance of this class with the unmatched format specifier.

Method Summary
`String` | `getFormatSpecifier()` Returns the unmatched format specifier.
`String` | `getMessage()` Returns the detail message string of this throwable.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Throwable
`fillInStackTrace, getCause, getLocalizedMessage, 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

### MissingFormatArgumentException

    public MissingFormatArgumentException(String s)

  Constructs an instance of this class with the unmatched format specifier.

  Parameters:
    `s` - Format specifier which does not have a corresponding argument

Method Detail

### getFormatSpecifier

    public String getFormatSpecifier()

  Returns the unmatched format specifier.

  Returns:
    The unmatched format specifier

### getMessage

    public String getMessage()

  Description copied from class: `Throwable`
  Returns the detail message string of this throwable.

  Overrides:
    `getMessage` in class `Throwable`
  Returns:
    the detail message string of this `Throwable` instance (which may be `null`).

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