001/* InvalidPreferencesFormatException - indicates reading prefs from stream
002   failed
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004
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033module.  An independent module is a module which is not derived from
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038
039package java.util.prefs;
040
041import java.io.NotSerializableException;
042import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
043import 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 */
059public 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}