AnnotationTypeMismatchException

java.lang.annotation

Class AnnotationTypeMismatchException

java.lang.Object
- java.lang.Throwable
- - java.lang.Exception
  - - java.lang.RuntimeException
    - - java.lang.annotation.AnnotationTypeMismatchException

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable
```
public class AnnotationTypeMismatchException
extends RuntimeException
```
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). This exception can be thrown by the API used to read annotations reflectively.

Since:

1.5

See Also:

AnnotatedElement, Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
`AnnotationTypeMismatchException(Method element, String foundType)` Constructs an AnnotationTypeMismatchException for the specified annotation type element and found data type.

Method Summary

All Methods

Instance Methods

Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`Method`	`element()` Returns the `Method` object for the incorrectly typed element.
`String`	`foundType()` Returns the type of data found in the incorrectly typed element.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Throwable
addSuppressed, fillInStackTrace, getCause, getLocalizedMessage, getMessage, getStackTrace, getSuppressed, initCause, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, setStackTrace, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - AnnotationTypeMismatchException
```
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.
- Method Detail
  - element
```
public Method element()
```
    Returns the Method object for the incorrectly typed element.
    
    Returns:
    
    the Method object for the incorrectly typed element
  - foundType
```
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