AnnotationTypeMismatchException (Java SE 9 & JDK 9 )

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

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
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 inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Throwable
addSuppressed, fillInStackTrace, getCause, getLocalizedMessage, getMessage, getStackTrace, getSuppressed, initCause, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, setStackTrace, toString

- 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, 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 Detail
  - 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