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| Chapter 12 The java.lang Package |

# CloneNotSupportedException

## Name

CloneNotSupportedException

## Synopsis

Class Name:

  `java.lang.CloneNotSupportedException`

Superclass:

  `java.lang.Exception`

Immediate Subclasses:

  None

Interfaces Implemented:

  None

Availability:

  JDK 1.0 or later

## Description

A `CloneNotSupportedException` is thrown when the `clone()` method has been called for an object that does not implement the `Cloneable` interface and thus cannot be cloned.

## Class Summary

    public class java.lang.CloneNotSupportedException
                 extends java.lang.Exception {
      // Constructors
      public CloneNotSupportedException();
      public CloneNotSupportedException(String s);
    }

## Constructors

### CloneNotSupportedException

#### public CloneNotSupportedException()

Description

  This constructor creates a `CloneNotSupportedException` with no associated detail message.

#### public CloneNotSupportedException(String s)

Parameters

  `s`

    The detail message.

Description

  This constructor creates a `CloneNotSupportedException` 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`, `Throwable`

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