Source for java.lang.TypeNotPresentException

   1: /* TypeNotPresentException.java -- Thrown when a string-based type is missing
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  37: 
  38: 
  39: package java.lang;
  40: 
  41: /**
  42:  * <p>
  43:  * Thrown when a type is accessed using a <code>String</code>-based
  44:  * representation, but no definition of the supplied type is found.
  45:  * This is effectively an unchecked equivalent of the existing
  46:  * <code>ClassNotFound</code> exception.  
  47:  * </p>
  48:  * <p>
  49:  * It may occur due to an attempt to load a missing class, interface or
  50:  * annotation, or when an undefined type variable is accessed.
  51:  * </p>
  52:  *
  53:  * @author Tom Tromey (tromey@redhat.com)
  54:  * @author Andrew John Hughes (gnu_andrew@member.fsf.org)
  55:  * @see ClassNotFoundException
  56:  * @since 1.5
  57:  */
  58: public class TypeNotPresentException
  59:   extends RuntimeException
  60: {
  61:   
  62:   /**
  63:    * Constructs a <code>TypeNotPresentException</code> for
  64:    * the supplied type.  The specified cause <code>Throwable</code>
  65:    * may be used to provide additional history, with regards to the
  66:    * root of the problem.  It is perfectly valid for this to be null,
  67:    * if the cause of the problem is unknown.
  68:    * 
  69:    * @param typeName the name of the missing type.
  70:    * @param cause the cause of this exception, or null if the cause
  71:    *              is unknown.
  72:    */
  73:   public TypeNotPresentException(String typeName, Throwable cause)
  74:   {
  75:     super("type \"" + typeName + "\" not found", cause);
  76:     this.typeName = typeName;
  77:   }
  78: 
  79:   /**
  80:    * Returns the name of the missing type.
  81:    *
  82:    * @return the missing type's name.
  83:    */
  84:   public String typeName()
  85:   {
  86:     return typeName;
  87:   }
  88: 
  89:   /**
  90:    * The name of the missing type.
  91:    *
  92:    * @serial the missing type's name.
  93:    */
  94:   // Name fixed by serialization.
  95:   private String typeName;
  96: 
  97: }