Module java.base
Package java.lang.annotation

Class AnnotationFormatError

java.lang.Object
java.lang.Throwable
java.lang.Error
java.lang.annotation.AnnotationFormatError
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable
public class AnnotationFormatError extends Error
Thrown when the annotation parser attempts to read an annotation from a class file and determines that the annotation is malformed. This error can be thrown by the API used to read annotations reflectively.
Since:
1.5
See Also:
AnnotatedElement, Serialized Form

  • Constructor Details

    • AnnotationFormatError

      public AnnotationFormatError​(String message)
      Constructs a new AnnotationFormatError with the specified detail message.
      Parameters:
      message - the detail message.

    • AnnotationFormatError

      public AnnotationFormatError​(String message, Throwable cause)
      Constructs a new AnnotationFormatError with the specified detail message and cause. Note that the detail message associated with cause is not automatically incorporated in this error's detail message.
      Parameters:
      message - the detail message
      cause - the cause (A null value is permitted, and indicates that the cause is nonexistent or unknown.)

    • AnnotationFormatError

      public AnnotationFormatError​(Throwable cause)
      Constructs a new AnnotationFormatError with the specified cause and a detail message of (cause == null ? null : cause.toString()) (which typically contains the class and detail message of cause).
      Parameters:
      cause - the cause (A null value is permitted, and indicates that the cause is nonexistent or unknown.)