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| Chapter 15 The java.net Package |

# MalformedURLException

## Name

MalformedURLException

## Synopsis

Class Name:

  `java.net.MalformedURLException`

Superclass:

  `java.io.IOException`

Immediate Subclasses:

  None

Interfaces Implemented:

  None

Availability:

  JDK 1.0 or later

## Description

A `MalformedURLException` is thrown when a malformed URL is encountered, which can occur if a URL does not contain a valid protocol or if the string is unparsable.

## Class Summary

    public class java.net.MalformedURLException extends java.io.IOException {
      // Constructors
      public MalformedURLException();
      public MalformedURLException(String msg);
    }

## Constructors

### MalformedURLException

#### public MalformedURLException()

Description

  This constructor `create`s a `MalformedURLException` with no associated detail message.

#### public MalformedURLException(String msg)

Parameters

  `msg`

    The detail message.

Description

  This constructor creates a `MalformedURLException` with the specified detail message.

## Inherited Methods

Method | Inherited From | Method | Inherited From
--- | --- | --- | ---
`clone()` | `Object` | `equals(Object)` | `Object`
`fillInStackTrace()` | `Throwable` | `finalize()` | `Object`
`getClass()` | `Object` | `getLocalizedMessage()` | `Throwable`
`getMessage()` | `Throwable` | `hashCode()` | `Object`
`notify()` | `Object` | `notifyAll()` | `Object`
`printStackTrace()` | `Throwable` | `printStackTrace(PrintStream)` | `Throwable`
`printStackTrace(PrintWriter)` | `Throwable` | `toString()` | `Throwable`
`wait()` | `Object` | `wait(long)` | `Object`
`wait(long, int)` | `Object` |  |

## See Also

`Exception`, `IOException`, `RuntimeException`

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