Module java.base

Class IncompleteAnnotationException

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    Serializable

    public class IncompleteAnnotationException
    extends RuntimeException
    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. This exception can be thrown by the API used to read annotations reflectively.
    Since:
    1.5
    See Also:
    AnnotatedElement, Serialized Form
    • Constructor Detail

      • IncompleteAnnotationException

        public IncompleteAnnotationException​(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType,
                                             String 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
        Throws:
        NullPointerException - if either parameter is null
    • Method Detail

      • annotationType

        public Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType()
        Returns the Class object for the annotation type with the missing element.
        Returns:
        the Class object for the annotation type with the missing element
      • elementName

        public String elementName()
        Returns the name of the missing element.
        Returns:
        the name of the missing element