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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 1995, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.  Oracle designates this
+ * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
+ * by Oracle in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
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+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
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+ */
+
+package java.lang;
+
+/**
+ * Thrown to indicate that the Java Virtual Machine is broken or has
+ * run out of resources necessary for it to continue operating.
+ *
+ *
+ * @author  Frank Yellin
+ * @since   1.0
+ */
+public abstract class VirtualMachineError extends Error {
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 4161983926571568670L;
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs a <code>VirtualMachineError</code> with no detail message.
+     */
+    public VirtualMachineError() {
+        super();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs a <code>VirtualMachineError</code> with the specified
+     * detail message.
+     *
+     * @param   message   the detail message.
+     */
+    public VirtualMachineError(String message) {
+        super(message);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs a {@code VirtualMachineError} with the specified
+     * detail message and cause.  <p>Note that the detail message
+     * associated with {@code cause} is <i>not</i> automatically
+     * incorporated in this error's detail message.
+     *
+     * @param  message the detail message (which is saved for later retrieval
+     *         by the {@link #getMessage()} method).
+     * @param  cause the cause (which is saved for later retrieval by the
+     *         {@link #getCause()} method).  (A {@code null} value is
+     *         permitted, and indicates that the cause is nonexistent or
+     *         unknown.)
+     * @since  1.8
+     */
+    public VirtualMachineError(String message, Throwable cause) {
+        super(message, cause);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs an a {@code VirtualMachineError} with the specified
+     * cause and a detail message of {@code (cause==null ? null :
+     * cause.toString())} (which typically contains the class and
+     * detail message of {@code cause}).
+     *
+     * @param  cause the cause (which is saved for later retrieval by the
+     *         {@link #getCause()} method).  (A {@code null} value is
+     *         permitted, and indicates that the cause is nonexistent or
+     *         unknown.)
+     * @since  1.8
+     */
+    public VirtualMachineError(Throwable cause) {
+        super(cause);
+    }
+}