java.lang.annotation: public class: IncompleteAnnotationException

java.lang.annotation
public class: IncompleteAnnotationException [javadoc | source]

java.lang.Object
   java.lang.Throwable
      java.lang.Exception
         java.lang.RuntimeException
            java.lang.annotation.IncompleteAnnotationException

All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable

Thrown to indicate that a program has attempted to access an element of an annotation type that was added to the annotation type definition after the annotation was compiled (or serialized). This exception will not be thrown if the new element has a default value.

author: Josh - Bloch

since: 1.5 -

Fields inherited from java.lang.RuntimeException:
serialVersionUID

Fields inherited from java.lang.Exception:
serialVersionUID

Constructor:

Constructor:
public IncompleteAnnotationException(Class annotationType, String elementName) { super(annotationType.getName() + " missing element " + elementName); this.annotationType = annotationType; this.elementName = elementName; } Constructs an IncompleteAnnotationException to indicate that the named element was missing from the specified annotation type. Parameters: `annotationType` - the Class object for the annotation type `elementName` - the name of the missing element

 public IncompleteAnnotationException(Class annotationType,
    String elementName) {
        super(annotationType.getName() + " missing element " + elementName);
        this.annotationType = annotationType;
        this.elementName = elementName;
}

Constructs an IncompleteAnnotationException to indicate that the named element was missing from the specified annotation type.

Parameters:

annotationType - the Class object for the annotation type

elementName - the name of the missing element

Method from java.lang.annotation.IncompleteAnnotationException Summary:
annotationType, elementName

Methods from java.lang.Throwable:
fillInStackTrace, getCause, getLocalizedMessage, getMessage, getStackTrace, initCause, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, setStackTrace, toString

Methods from java.lang.Object:
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method from java.lang.annotation.IncompleteAnnotationException Detail:
public Class annotationType() { return annotationType; } Returns the Class object for the annotation type with the missing element.
public String elementName() { return elementName; } Returns the name of the missing element.

Method from java.lang.annotation.IncompleteAnnotationException Detail:

 public Class annotationType() {
        return annotationType;
}

Returns the Class object for the annotation type with the missing element.

 public String elementName() {
        return elementName;
}

Returns the name of the missing element.