Added in [API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels) Summary: [Ctors](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/annotation/AnnotationFormatError#pubctors) \| [Inherited Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/annotation/AnnotationFormatError#inhmethods)

# AnnotationFormatError


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extends https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Error


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| [java.lang.Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object) ||||
| ↳ | [java.lang.Throwable](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Throwable) |||
|   | ↳ | [java.lang.Error](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Error) ||
|   |   | ↳ | java.lang.annotation.AnnotationFormatError |

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*** ** * ** ***

Thrown when the annotation parser attempts to read an annotation
from a class file and determines that the annotation is malformed.
This error can be thrown by the [API used to read annotations
reflectively](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/reflect/AnnotatedElement).
**See also:**

- `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/reflect/AnnotatedElement`

## Summary

| ### Public constructors ||
|---|---|
| ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/annotation/AnnotationFormatError#AnnotationFormatError(java.lang.String)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String message) ` Constructs a new `AnnotationFormatError` with the specified detail message. |
| ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/annotation/AnnotationFormatError#AnnotationFormatError(java.lang.String,%20java.lang.Throwable)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String message, https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Throwable cause) ` Constructs a new `AnnotationFormatError` with the specified detail message and cause. |
| ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/annotation/AnnotationFormatError#AnnotationFormatError(java.lang.Throwable)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Throwable cause) ` Constructs a new `AnnotationFormatError` with the specified cause and a detail message of `(cause == null ? null : cause.toString())` (which typically contains the class and detail message of `cause`). |

| ### Inherited methods |
|---|---|
| From class ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Throwable ` |---|---| | ` final void` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Throwable#addSuppressed(java.lang.Throwable)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Throwable exception) ` Appends the specified exception to the exceptions that were suppressed in order to deliver this exception. | | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Throwable` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Throwable#fillInStackTrace()() ` Fills in the execution stack trace. | | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Throwable` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Throwable#getCause()() ` Returns the cause of this throwable or `null` if the cause is nonexistent or unknown. | | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Throwable#getLocalizedMessage()() ` Creates a localized description of this throwable. | | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Throwable#getMessage()() ` Returns the detail message string of this throwable. | | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/StackTraceElement` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Throwable#getStackTrace()() ` Provides programmatic access to the stack trace information printed by `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Throwable#printStackTrace()`. | | ` final https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Throwable` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Throwable#getSuppressed()() ` Returns an array containing all of the exceptions that were suppressed, typically by the `try`-with-resources statement, in order to deliver this exception. | | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Throwable` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Throwable#initCause(java.lang.Throwable)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Throwable cause) ` Initializes the *cause* of this throwable to the specified value. | | ` void` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Throwable#printStackTrace()() ` Prints this throwable and its backtrace to the standard error stream. | | ` void` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Throwable#printStackTrace(java.io.PrintWriter)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/io/PrintWriter s) ` Prints this throwable and its backtrace to the specified print writer. | | ` void` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Throwable#printStackTrace(java.io.PrintStream)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/io/PrintStream s) ` Prints this throwable and its backtrace to the specified print stream. | | ` void` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Throwable#setStackTrace(java.lang.StackTraceElement[])(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/StackTraceElement stackTrace) ` Sets the stack trace elements that will be returned by `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Throwable#getStackTrace()` and printed by `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Throwable#printStackTrace()` and related methods. | | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Throwable#toString()() ` Returns a short description of this throwable. | ||
| From class ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object ` |---|---| | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#clone()() ` Creates and returns a copy of this object. | | ` boolean` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#equals(java.lang.Object)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object obj) ` Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one. | | ` void` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#finalize()() ` Called by the garbage collector on an object when garbage collection determines that there are no more references to the object. | | ` final https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Class<?>` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#getClass()() ` Returns the runtime class of this `Object`. | | ` int` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#hashCode()() ` Returns a hash code value for the object. | | ` final void` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#notify()() ` Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor. | | ` final void` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#notifyAll()() ` Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor. | | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#toString()() ` Returns a string representation of the object. | | ` final void` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#wait(long,%20int)(long timeoutMillis, int nanos) ` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being *notified* or *interrupted*, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed. | | ` final void` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#wait(long)(long timeoutMillis) ` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being *notified* or *interrupted*, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed. | | ` final void` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#wait()() ` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being *notified* or *interrupted*. | ||

## Public constructors

### AnnotationFormatError

Added in [API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public AnnotationFormatError (String message)
```

Constructs a new `AnnotationFormatError` with the specified
detail message.

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| Parameters ||
|---|---|
| `message` | `String`: the detail message. <br /> |

### AnnotationFormatError

Added in [API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public AnnotationFormatError (String message, 
                Throwable cause)
```

Constructs a new `AnnotationFormatError` with the specified
detail message and cause. Note that the detail message associated
with `cause` is *not* automatically incorporated in
this error's detail message.

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| Parameters ||
|---|---|
| `message` | `String`: the detail message <br /> |
| `cause` | `Throwable`: the cause (A `null` value is permitted, and indicates that the cause is nonexistent or unknown.) <br /> |

### AnnotationFormatError

Added in [API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public AnnotationFormatError (Throwable cause)
```

Constructs a new `AnnotationFormatError` with the specified
cause and a detail message of
`(cause == null ? null : cause.toString())` (which
typically contains the class and detail message of `cause`).

<br />

| Parameters ||
|---|---|
| `cause` | `Throwable`: the cause (A `null` value is permitted, and indicates that the cause is nonexistent or unknown.) <br /> |