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java.lang.annotation

Class IncompleteAnnotationException

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Throwable

java.lang.Exception

java.lang.RuntimeException

java.lang.annotation.IncompleteAnnotationException

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public class IncompleteAnnotationException
extends RuntimeException

Thrown to indicate that a program has attempted to access an element of an annotation type that was added to the annotation type definition after the annotation was compiled (or serialized). This exception will not be thrown if the new element has a default value. This exception can be thrown by the API used to read annotations reflectively.

Since:

1.5

See Also:

AnnotatedElement, Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
IncompleteAnnotationException(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType, String elementName) Constructs an IncompleteAnnotationException to indicate that the named element was missing from the specified annotation type.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Class<? extends Annotation>	annotationType() Returns the Class object for the annotation type with the missing element.
String	elementName() Returns the name of the missing element.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Throwable

addSuppressed, fillInStackTrace, getCause, getLocalizedMessage, getMessage, getStackTrace, getSuppressed, initCause, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, setStackTrace, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

IncompleteAnnotationException

public IncompleteAnnotationException(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType,
                                     String elementName)

Constructs an IncompleteAnnotationException to indicate that the named element was missing from the specified annotation type.

Throws:

NullPointerException - if either parameter is null

Parameters:

annotationType - the Class object for the annotation type

elementName - the name of the missing element

Method Detail

annotationType

public Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType()

Returns the Class object for the annotation type with the missing element.

Returns:

the Class object for the annotation type with the missing element

elementName

public String elementName()

Returns the name of the missing element.

Returns:

the name of the missing element