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package java.lang.annotation;

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.
Author: Josh Bloch
See Also:
Since: 1.5
/** * 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 {@linkplain * java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement API used to read annotations * reflectively}. * * @author Josh Bloch * @see java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement * @since 1.5 */
public class AnnotationFormatError extends Error { @java.io.Serial private static final long serialVersionUID = -4256701562333669892L;
Constructs a new AnnotationFormatError with the specified detail message.
Params:
  • message – the detail message.
/** * Constructs a new {@code AnnotationFormatError} with the specified * detail message. * * @param message the detail message. */
public AnnotationFormatError(String message) { super(message); }
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.
Params:
  • message – the detail message
  • cause – the cause (A null value is permitted, and indicates that the cause is nonexistent or unknown.)
/** * Constructs a new {@code AnnotationFormatError} with the specified * detail message and cause. Note that the detail message associated * with {@code cause} is <i>not</i> automatically incorporated in * this error's detail message. * * @param message the detail message * @param cause the cause (A {@code null} value is permitted, and * indicates that the cause is nonexistent or unknown.) */
public AnnotationFormatError(String message, Throwable cause) { super(message, 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).
Params:
  • cause – the cause (A null value is permitted, and indicates that the cause is nonexistent or unknown.)
/** * Constructs a new {@code AnnotationFormatError} with the specified * cause and a detail message of * {@code (cause == null ? null : cause.toString())} (which * typically contains the class and detail message of {@code cause}). * * @param cause the cause (A {@code null} value is permitted, and * indicates that the cause is nonexistent or unknown.) */
public AnnotationFormatError(Throwable cause) { super(cause); } }