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	package java.lang.reflect;

	/**
	* InvocationTargetException is a checked exception that wraps
	* an exception thrown by an invoked method or constructor.
	*
	* @see Method
	* @see Constructor
	* @since 1.1
	*/
	public class InvocationTargetException extends ReflectiveOperationException {
	/**
	* Use serialVersionUID from JDK 1.1.X for interoperability
	*/
	@java.io.Serial
	private static final long serialVersionUID = 4085088731926701167L;

	/**
	* This field holds the target if the
	* InvocationTargetException(Throwable target) constructor was
	* used to instantiate the object
	*
	* @serial
	*
	*/
	private Throwable target;

	/**
	* Constructs an {@code InvocationTargetException} with
	* {@code null} as the target exception.
	*/
	protected InvocationTargetException() {
	super((Throwable)null); // Disallow initCause
	}

	/**
	* Constructs a InvocationTargetException with a target exception.
	*
	* @param target the target exception
	*/
	public InvocationTargetException(Throwable target) {
	super((Throwable)null); // Disallow initCause
	this.target = target;
	}

	/**
	* Constructs a InvocationTargetException with a target exception
	* and a detail message.
	*
	* @param target the target exception
	* @param s the detail message
	*/
	public InvocationTargetException(Throwable target, String s) {
	super(s, null); // Disallow initCause
	this.target = target;
	}

	/**
	* Get the thrown target exception.
	*
	* @apiNote
	* This method predates the general-purpose exception chaining facility.
	* The {@link Throwable#getCause()} method is now the preferred means of
	* obtaining this information.
	*
	* @return the thrown target exception (cause of this exception).
	*/
	public Throwable getTargetException() {
	return target;
	}

	/**
	* Returns the cause of this exception (the thrown target exception,
	* which may be {@code null}).
	*
	* @return the cause of this exception.
	* @since 1.4
	*/
	@Override
	public Throwable getCause() {
	return target;
	}
	}

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