java.lang.annotation

Class AnnotationTypeMismatchException

Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable

public class AnnotationTypeMismatchException
extends RuntimeException

Thrown when accessing an element within an annotation for which the type has changed, since compilation or serialization took place. The mismatch between the compiled or serialized type and the current type causes this exception to be thrown.
Since:
1.5
See Also:
Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

AnnotationTypeMismatchException(Method m, String type)
Constructs an AnnotationTypeMismatchException which is due to a mismatched type in the annotation element, m.

Method Summary

Method
element()
Returns the element from the annotation, for which a mismatch occurred.
String
foundType()
Returns the erroneous type used by the element, represented as a String.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Throwable

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

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, extends Object> getClass, finalize, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

AnnotationTypeMismatchException

public AnnotationTypeMismatchException(Method m,
                                       String type)
Constructs an AnnotationTypeMismatchException which is due to a mismatched type in the annotation element, m. The erroneous type used for the data in m is represented by the string, type. This string is of an undefined format, and may contain the value as well as the type.
Parameters:
m - the element from the annotation.
type - the name of the erroneous type found in m.

Method Details

element

public Method element()
Returns the element from the annotation, for which a mismatch occurred.
Returns:
the element with the mismatched type.

foundType

public String foundType()
Returns the erroneous type used by the element, represented as a String. The format of this String is not explicitly specified, and may contain the value as well as the type.
Returns:
the type found in the element.

AnnotationTypeMismatchException.java - Thrown when annotation has changed Copyright (C) 2004, 2005 Free Software Foundation This file is part of GNU Classpath. GNU Classpath is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any later version. GNU Classpath 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 for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with GNU Classpath; see the file COPYING. If not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA. Linking this library statically or dynamically with other modules is making a combined work based on this library. Thus, the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License cover the whole combination. As a special exception, the copyright holders of this library give you permission to link this library with independent modules to produce an executable, regardless of the license terms of these independent modules, and to copy and distribute the resulting executable under terms of your choice, provided that you also meet, for each linked independent module, the terms and conditions of the license of that module. An independent module is a module which is not derived from or based on this library. If you modify this library, you may extend this exception to your version of the library, but you are not obligated to do so. If you do not wish to do so, delete this exception statement from your version.