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

Indicates that an annotation type has changed since it was compiled or serialized.

Since:

1.5

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
AnnotationTypeMismatchException(Method element, String foundType) Constructs an instance for the given type element and the type found.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Method	element() Returns the method object for the invalid type.
String	foundType() Returns the invalid type.

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 instance for the given type element and the type found.

Parameters:

element - the annotation type element.

foundType - the invalid type that was found. This is actually the textual type description found in the binary class representation, so it may not be human-readable.

Method Detail

element

public Method element()

Returns the method object for the invalid type.

Returns:

a Method instance.

foundType

public String foundType()

Returns the invalid type.

Returns:

a string describing the invalid data.