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java.lang.annotation

Class AnnotationTypeMismatchException

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Throwable

java.lang.Exception

java.lang.RuntimeException

java.lang.annotation.AnnotationTypeMismatchException

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public class AnnotationTypeMismatchException
extends RuntimeException

Thrown to indicate that a program has attempted to access an element of an annotation whose type has changed after the annotation was compiled (or serialized). 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
AnnotationTypeMismatchException(Method element, String foundType) Constructs an AnnotationTypeMismatchException for the specified annotation type element and found data type.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Method	element() Returns the Method object for the incorrectly typed element.
String	foundType() Returns the type of data found in the incorrectly typed 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

AnnotationTypeMismatchException

public AnnotationTypeMismatchException(Method element,
                                       String foundType)

Constructs an AnnotationTypeMismatchException for the specified annotation type element and found data type.

Parameters:

element - the Method object for the annotation element

foundType - the (erroneous) type of data found in the annotation. This string may, but is not required to, contain the value as well. The exact format of the string is unspecified.

Method Detail

element

public Method element()

Returns the Method object for the incorrectly typed element.

Returns:

the Method object for the incorrectly typed element

foundType

public String foundType()

Returns the type of data found in the incorrectly typed element. The returned string may, but is not required to, contain the value as well. The exact format of the string is unspecified.

Returns:

the type of data found in the incorrectly typed element