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java.lang.annotation

Class InvalidContainerAnnotationError

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Throwable

java.lang.Error

java.lang.annotation.AnnotationFormatError

java.lang.annotation.InvalidContainerAnnotationError

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public class InvalidContainerAnnotationError
extends AnnotationFormatError

Thrown to indicate that an annotation type expected to act as a container for another annotation type by virture of an @Repeatable annotation, does not act as a container.

Since:

1.8

See Also:

AnnotatedElement, Serialized Form

See The Java™ Language Specification:

9.6 Annotation Types, 9.7 Annotations

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
InvalidContainerAnnotationError(String message) Constructs a new InvalidContainerAnnotationError with the specified detail message.
InvalidContainerAnnotationError(String message, Throwable cause) Constructs a new InvalidContainerAnnotationError with the specified detail message and cause.
InvalidContainerAnnotationError(String message, Throwable cause, Annotation container, Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType) Constructs InvalidContainerAnnotationError for the specified container instance and contained annotation type.
InvalidContainerAnnotationError(Throwable cause) Constructs a new InvalidContainerAnnotationError with the specified cause and a detail message of (cause == null ? null : cause.toString()) (which typically contains the class and detail message of cause).

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Class<? extends Annotation>	getAnnotationType() Returns the annotation type intended to be contained.
Annotation	getContainer() Returns the erroneous container.

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

InvalidContainerAnnotationError

public InvalidContainerAnnotationError(String message)

Constructs a new InvalidContainerAnnotationError with the specified detail message.

Parameters:

message - the detail message.

InvalidContainerAnnotationError

public InvalidContainerAnnotationError(String message,
                               Throwable cause)

Constructs a new InvalidContainerAnnotationError 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, may be null

InvalidContainerAnnotationError

public InvalidContainerAnnotationError(Throwable cause)

Constructs a new InvalidContainerAnnotationError 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, may be null

InvalidContainerAnnotationError

public InvalidContainerAnnotationError(String message,
                               Throwable cause,
                               Annotation container,
                               Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType)

Constructs InvalidContainerAnnotationError for the specified container instance and contained annotation type.

Parameters:

message - the detail message

cause - the cause, may be null

container - the erroneous container instance, may be null

annotationType - the annotation type intended to be contained, may be null

Method Detail

getContainer

public Annotation getContainer()

Returns the erroneous container.

Returns:

the erroneous container, may return null

getAnnotationType

public Class<? extends Annotation> getAnnotationType()

Returns the annotation type intended to be contained. Returns null if the annotation type intended to be contained could not be determined.

Returns:

the annotation type intended to be contained, or null if unknown