Class UnknownTypeException

• java.lang.Object
• • java.lang.Throwable
  • • java.lang.Exception
    • • java.lang.RuntimeException
      • • javax.lang.model.UnknownEntityException
        • • javax.lang.model.type.UnknownTypeException

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public class UnknownTypeException
extends UnknownEntityException

Indicates that an unknown kind of type was encountered. This can occur if the language evolves and new kinds of types are added to the TypeMirror hierarchy. May be thrown by a type visitor to indicate that the visitor was created for a prior version of the language.

Since:

1.6

See Also:

TypeVisitor.visitUnknown(javax.lang.model.type.TypeMirror, P), Serialized Form

Constructors

UnknownTypeException

public UnknownTypeException(TypeMirror t,
                            Object p)

Creates a new UnknownTypeException.The p parameter may be used to pass in an additional argument with information about the context in which the unknown type was encountered; for example, the visit methods of TypeVisitor may pass in their additional parameter.

Parameters:

t - the unknown type, may be null

p - an additional parameter, may be null

Methods

getUnknownType

public TypeMirror getUnknownType()

Returns the unknown type. The value may be unavailable if this exception has been serialized and then read back in.

Returns:

the unknown type, or null if unavailable

getArgument

public Object getArgument()

Returns the additional argument.

Returns:

the additional argument