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/IncompleteAnnotationException#pubctors) \| [Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/annotation/IncompleteAnnotationException#pubmethods) \| [Inherited Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/annotation/IncompleteAnnotationException#inhmethods)

# IncompleteAnnotationException

` public class IncompleteAnnotationException `   
` ` ` ` ` ` ` extends https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/RuntimeException ` ` `

|---|---|---|---|---|
| [java.lang.Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object) |||||
| ↳ | [java.lang.Throwable](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Throwable) ||||
|   | ↳ | [java.lang.Exception](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Exception) |||
|   |   | ↳ | [java.lang.RuntimeException](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/RuntimeException) ||
|   |   |   | ↳ | java.lang.annotation.IncompleteAnnotationException |

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*** ** * ** ***

Thrown to indicate that a program has attempted to access an element of an annotation interface that was added to the annotation interface definition after the annotation was compiled (or serialized). This exception will not be thrown if the new element has a default value. This exception 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/IncompleteAnnotationException#IncompleteAnnotationException(java.lang.Class<?%20extends%20java.lang.annotation.Annotation>,%20java.lang.String)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Class<? extends https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/annotation/Annotation> annotationType, https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String elementName) ` Constructs an IncompleteAnnotationException to indicate that the named element was missing from the specified annotation interface. |

| ### Public methods ||
|---|---|
| ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Class<? extends https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/annotation/Annotation>` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/annotation/IncompleteAnnotationException#annotationType()() ` Returns the Class object for the annotation interface with the missing element. |
| ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/annotation/IncompleteAnnotationException#elementName()() ` Returns the name of the missing element. |

### 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

### IncompleteAnnotationException

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

```
public IncompleteAnnotationException (Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType, 
                String elementName)
```

Constructs an IncompleteAnnotationException to indicate that the named element was missing from the specified annotation interface.

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| Parameters ||
|---|---|
| `annotationType` | `Class`: the Class object for the annotation interface <br /> |
| `elementName` | `String`: the name of the missing element <br /> |

| Throws ||
|---|---|
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/NullPointerException` | if either parameter is `null` |

## Public methods

### annotationType

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

```
public Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType ()
```

Returns the Class object for the annotation interface with the missing element.

<br />

| Returns ||
|---|---|
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Class<? extends https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/annotation/Annotation>` | the Class object for the annotation interface with the missing element <br /> |

### elementName

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

```
public String elementName ()
```

Returns the name of the missing element.

<br />

| Returns ||
|---|---|
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String` | the name of the missing element <br /> |