FontFormatException (Java Platform SE 8 )
Keywords: java.awt.FontFormatException class
Date: 2026-03-16

java.awt

## Class FontFormatException

- java.lang.Object
- - java.lang.Throwable
  - - java.lang.Exception
    - - java.awt.FontFormatException

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    Serializable

      public class FontFormatException
      extends Exception

  Thrown by method createFont in the `Font` class to indicate that the specified font is bad.
  Since:
    1.3
  See Also:
    `Font`, Serialized Form

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `FontFormatException(String reason)` Report a FontFormatException for the reason specified.

  - ### Method Summary

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Throwable

      `addSuppressed, fillInStackTrace, getCause, getLocalizedMessage, getMessage, getStackTrace, getSuppressed, 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

    - #### FontFormatException

          public FontFormatException(String reason)

      Report a FontFormatException for the reason specified.
      Parameters:
        `reason` - a `String` message indicating why the font is not accepted.

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