org.apache.commons.attributes

Class InvalidAttributeTargetError

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Throwable

java.lang.Error

org.apache.commons.attributes.InvalidAttributeTargetError

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public class InvalidAttributeTargetError
extends java.lang.Error

Thrown when an attribute has a Target declaration that forbids it being applied to the program element it has been applied to.

For example:

 /**
  * This attribute can only be applied to Classes.
  * Target(Target.CLASS)
  */
 public class MyAttribute {}

 public class MyClass {
     /** 
       * Error: Can't apply MyAttribute to a field!
       * @@MyAttribute() 
       */
     private String myField;
 }
 

Since:

2.1

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
InvalidAttributeTargetError(java.lang.String attributeClass, java.lang.String element, int targetFlags) Creates a new InvalidAttributeTargetError.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
private static java.lang.String	flagsToString(int flags)

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

InvalidAttributeTargetError

public InvalidAttributeTargetError(java.lang.String attributeClass,
                           java.lang.String element,
                           int targetFlags)

Creates a new InvalidAttributeTargetError.

Parameters:

attributeClass - name of the type of the attribute that was applied to the wrong target.

element - the element that the user tried to apply the attribute to.

targetFlags - the targets (bitwise OR of the Target.XXX flags that the attributeClass can be applied to.

Since:

2.1

Method Detail

flagsToString

private static final java.lang.String flagsToString(int flags)