public class

AnnotationTypeMismatchException

extends RuntimeException
java.lang.Object
   ↳ java.lang.Throwable
     ↳ java.lang.Exception
       ↳ java.lang.RuntimeException
         ↳ java.lang.annotation.AnnotationTypeMismatchException

Class Overview

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).

Summary

Public Constructors
AnnotationTypeMismatchException(Method element, String foundType)
Constructs an AnnotationTypeMismatchException for the specified annotation type element and found data type.
Public Methods
Method element()
Returns the Method object for the incorrectly typed element.
String foundType()
Returns the type of data found in the incorrectly typed element.
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Inherited Methods
From class java.lang.Throwable
From class java.lang.Object

Public Constructors

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
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.

Public Methods

public Method element ()

Returns the Method object for the incorrectly typed element.

Returns
  • the Method object for the incorrectly typed element

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.

Returns
  • the type of data found in the incorrectly typed element