001 /* InvalidPreferencesFormatException - indicates reading prefs from stream
002 failed
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038
039 package java.util.prefs;
040
041 import java.io.NotSerializableException;
042 import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
043 import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
044
045 /**
046 * Indicates reading prefs from stream failed. Thrown by the
047 * <code>importPreferences()</code> method when the supplied input stream
048 * could not be read because it was not in the correct XML format.
049 *
050 * <p>Note that although this class inherits the Serializable interface, an
051 * attempt to serialize will fail with a <code>NotSerializableException</code>.
052 * </p>
053 *
054 * @author Mark Wielaard (mark@klomp.org)
055 * @see Preferences
056 * @since 1.4
057 * @status updated to 1.4
058 */
059 public class InvalidPreferencesFormatException extends Exception
060 {
061 static final long serialVersionUID = -791715184232119669L;
062
063 /**
064 * Creates a new exception with a descriptive message. The cause remains
065 * uninitialized.
066 *
067 * @param message the message
068 */
069 public InvalidPreferencesFormatException(String message)
070 {
071 super(message);
072 }
073
074 /**
075 * Creates a new exception with the given cause.
076 *
077 * @param cause the cause
078 */
079 public InvalidPreferencesFormatException(Throwable cause)
080 {
081 super(cause);
082 }
083
084 /**
085 * Creates a new exception with a descriptive message and a cause.
086 *
087 * @param message the message
088 * @param cause the cause
089 */
090 public InvalidPreferencesFormatException(String message, Throwable cause)
091 {
092 super(message, cause);
093 }
094
095 /**
096 * This class should not be serialized.
097 *
098 * @param o the output stream
099 */
100 private void writeObject(ObjectOutputStream o) throws NotSerializableException
101 {
102 throw new NotSerializableException
103 ("java.util.prefs.InvalidPreferencesFormatException");
104 }
105
106 /**
107 * This class should not be serialized.
108 *
109 * @param i the input stream
110 */
111 private void readObject(ObjectInputStream i) throws NotSerializableException
112 {
113 throw new NotSerializableException
114 ("java.util.prefs.InvalidPreferencesFormatException");
115 }
116 }