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	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	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 declared in class Throwable

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

Methods declared in class Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

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, may be null

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, may be null.

Method Details

element

public Method element()

Returns the Method object for the incorrectly typed element. The value may be unavailable if this exception has been serialized and then read back in.

Returns:

the Method object for the incorrectly typed element, or null if unavailable

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 and the string may be null.

Returns:

the type of data found in the incorrectly typed element