OpenJDK 27 · java.lang.annotation.IncompleteAnnotationException

Thrown to indicate that a program has attempted to access an element of an annotation interface that was added to the annotation interface 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.

Field Summary

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
private Class<? extends Annotation>	annotationType
private String	elementName
private static final long	serialVersionUID Hides java.lang.RuntimeException.serialVersionUID.

Constructor Summary

Access	Constructor and Description
public	IncompleteAnnotationException(Class<? extends Annotation> the Class object for the annotation interface annotationType, String the name of the missing element elementName) Constructs an IncompleteAnnotationException to indicate that the named element was missing from the specified annotation interface.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
public Class<? extends Annotation>	Returns: the Class object for the annotation interface with the missing element annotationType() Returns the Class object for the annotation interface with the missing element.
public String	Returns: the name of the missing element elementName() Returns the name of the missing element.

Field Detail

annotationType	back to summary
private Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType

elementName	back to summary
private String elementName

serialVersionUID	back to summary
private static final long serialVersionUID Hides java.lang.RuntimeException.serialVersionUID. Annotations @Serial

Constructor Detail

IncompleteAnnotationException back to summary

IncompleteAnnotationException	back to summary
public IncompleteAnnotationException(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType, String elementName) Constructs an IncompleteAnnotationException to indicate that the named element was missing from the specified annotation interface. Parameters annotationType:Class<? extends Annotation> the Class object for the annotation interface elementName:String the name of the missing element Exceptions NullPointerException: if either parameter is `null`

public IncompleteAnnotationException(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType, String elementName)

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

Parameters

annotationType:Class<? extends Annotation>: the Class object for the annotation interface
elementName:String: the name of the missing element

Exceptions

NullPointerException:: if either parameter is null

Method Detail

annotationType	back to summary
public Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType() Returns the Class object for the annotation interface with the missing element. Returns:Class<? extends Annotation> the Class object for the annotation interface with the missing element

annotationType

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public Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType()

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

Returns:Class<? extends Annotation>: the Class object for the annotation interface with the missing element

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

elementName