What does signify in a Java exception?

Question

What does signify in a Java exception?

For example:

BlahBlahException...

at java.io.FileInputStream.(FileInput         


        

Answer 1

<init>

is called

Instance Initialization method

which is created by your java compiler from the constructor you have defined. Though it is not valid method definition, your JVM expects this and anything that you put in the constructor will be executed in method. So when you an exception with from , you can be sure that it is from the constructor of the executed java class. Read more about this on Bill venner's design technique articles on Object Initialization.