Module java.base
Package java.lang

Class TypeNotPresentException

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    Serializable
    public classTypeNotPresentExceptionextendsRuntimeException
    Thrown when an application tries to access a type using a string representing the type's name, but no definition for the type with the specified name can be found. This exception differs fromClassNotFoundException in thatClassNotFoundException is a checked exception, whereas this exception is unchecked.

    Note that this exception may be used when undefined type variables are accessed as well as when types (e.g., classes, interfaces or annotation types) are loaded. In particular, this exception can be thrown by theAPI used to read annotations reflectively.

    Since:
    1.5
    See Also:
    AnnotatedElement,Serialized Form

    • Constructor Detail

      • TypeNotPresentException

        public TypeNotPresentException​(String typeName,Throwable cause)
        Constructs aTypeNotPresentException for the named type with the specified cause.
        Parameters:
        typeName - the fully qualified name of the unavailable type
        cause - the exception that was thrown when the system attempted to load the named type, ornull if unavailable or inapplicable

    • Method Detail

      • typeName

        public String typeName()
        Returns the fully qualified name of the unavailable type.
        Returns:
        the fully qualified name of the unavailable type