Signals a syntax error in XML preference data. Note that although this class inherits the Serializable interface, implementations are not actually required to be serializable.

Figure 16-126. java.util.prefs.InvalidPreferencesFormatException

public class InvalidPreferencesFormatException extends Exception {
// Public Constructors
     public InvalidPreferencesFormatException(String message);  
     public InvalidPreferencesFormatException(Throwable cause);  
     public InvalidPreferencesFormatException(String message, Throwable cause);  
}

Thrown By

Preferences.importPreferences( )