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Java Throwable getMessage() Method with Example

Throwable Class getMessage() method: Here, we are going to learn about the getMessage() method of Throwable Class with its syntax and example.
Submitted by Preeti Jain, on January 06, 2020

Throwable Class getMessage() method

• getMessage() Method is available in java.lang package.
• getMessage() Method is used to return the detailed descriptive message about the exception.
• getMessage() Method is a non-static method, it is accessible with the class object only and if we try to access the method with the class name then we will get an error.
• getMessage() Method does not throw an exception at the time of returning a detailed description of the message.

Syntax:

    public String getMessage();

Parameter(s):

• It does not accept any parameter.

Return value:

The return type of the method is String, it returns descriptive message about the exception.

Example:

// Java program to demonstrate the example 
// of String getMessage() method of Throwable class

public class GetMessage {
    public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception {
        try {
            div(-3, 0);
        } catch (Exception ex) {
            System.out.println("Get message :" + ex.getMessage());
        }
    }

    // This method divide number by 0
    public static void div(int d1, int d2) throws Exception {
        int res = d1 / d2;
        System.out.println("res :" + res);
    }
}

Output

Get message :/ by zero