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Android APIs
public class

UnknownHostException

extends IOException
java.lang.Object
   ↳ java.lang.Throwable
     ↳ java.lang.Exception
       ↳ java.io.IOException
         ↳ java.net.UnknownHostException

Class Overview

Thrown when a hostname can not be resolved.

Summary

Public Constructors
UnknownHostException ()
Constructs a new UnknownHostException instance with no detail message.
UnknownHostException ( String detailMessage)
Constructs a new UnknownHostException instance with the given detail message.
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Inherited Methods
From class java.lang.Throwable
From class java.lang.Object

Public Constructors

public UnknownHostException ()

Added in API level 1

Constructs a new UnknownHostException instance with no detail message. Callers should usually supply a detail message.

public UnknownHostException ( String detailMessage)

Added in API level 1

Constructs a new UnknownHostException instance with the given detail message. The detail message should generally contain the hostname and a reason for the failure, if known.

Parameters
detailMessage the detail message for this exception.