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J. Duke319a3b92007-12-01 00:00:00 +00001/*
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25
26package sun.reflect.annotation;
27
28/**
29 * An instance of this class is stored in an AnnotationInvocationHandler's
30 * "memberValues" map in lieu of a value for an annotation member that
31 * cannot be returned due to some exceptional condition (typically some
32 * form of illegal evolution of the annotation class). The ExceptionProxy
33 * instance describes the exception that the dynamic proxy should throw if
34 * it is queried for this member.
35 *
36 * @author Josh Bloch
37 * @since 1.5
38 */
39public abstract class ExceptionProxy implements java.io.Serializable {
40 protected abstract RuntimeException generateException();
41}