Question

I am trying to pass e of type IOException as the cause in a new IOException as shown below.

try {
    //stuff
}
catch (IOException e) {
    throw new IOException("Some Message", e);
}

This gives me the error below:

The constructor IOException(String, IOException) is undefined

However, in 1.6, IOException(String, Throwable) is implemented as a constructor for this class.

It’s like I’m in Java 1.5, even though everything in my project properties says 1.6! I don’t even have a 1.5 JDK installed on my hard drive!

Answer 1

I was referencing the incorrect android.jar in my project setup.

Also note that this constructor was introduced in the Android API in API Level 9. If you’re using anything below that, then you won’t be able to use it. – Joachim Sauer Aug 4 at 14:44