open class MissingFormatArgumentException : IllegalFormatException
kotlin.Any
   ↳ kotlin.Throwable
   ↳ java.lang.Exception
   ↳ java.lang.RuntimeException
   ↳ java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
   ↳ java.util.IllegalFormatException
   ↳ java.util.MissingFormatArgumentException

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.

Summary

Public constructors

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

Public methods
open String!

Returns the unmatched format specifier.

Properties
open String?

Returns the detail message string of this throwable.

Public constructors

MissingFormatArgumentException

MissingFormatArgumentException(s: String!)

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

Parameters
s String!: Format specifier which does not have a corresponding argument

Public methods

getFormatSpecifier

open fun getFormatSpecifier(): String!

Returns the unmatched format specifier.

Return
String! The unmatched format specifier

Properties

message

open val message: String?

Returns the detail message string of this throwable.

Return
String? the detail message string of this Throwable instance (which may be null).

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Last updated 2026-02-13 UTC.