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| Chapter 12 The java.lang Package |

# IllegalThreadStateException

## Name

IllegalThreadStateException

## Synopsis

Class Name:

  `java.lang.IllegalThreadStateException`

Superclass:

  `java.lang.IllegalArgumentException`

Immediate Subclasses:

  None

Interfaces Implemented:

  None

Availability:

  JDK 1.0 or later

## Description

An `IllegalThreadStateException` is thrown to indicate an attempt to perform an operation on a thread that is not legal for the thread's current state, such as attempting to resume a dead thread.

## Class Summary

    public class java.lang.IllegalThreadStateException
                 extends java.lang.IllegalArgumentException {
      // Constructors
      public IllegalThreadStateException();
      public IllegalThreadStateException(String s);
    }

## Constructors

### IllegalThreadStateException

#### public IllegalThreadStateException()

Description

  This constructor creates an `IllegalThreadStateException` with no associated detail message.

#### public IllegalThreadStateException(String s)

Parameters

  `s`

    The detail message.

Description

  This constructor creates an `IllegalThreadStateException` 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()` | `Object`
`wait()` | `Object` | `wait(long)` | `Object`
`wait(long, int)` | `Object` |  |

## See Also

`Exception`, `IllegalArgumentException`, `RuntimeException`, `Thread`, `Throwable`

IllegalStateException |  | IncompatibleClassChangeError