001    /* InvalidPreferencesFormatException - indicates reading prefs from stream
002       failed
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004    
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032    independent module, the terms and conditions of the license of that
033    module.  An independent module is a module which is not derived from
034    or based on this library.  If you modify this library, you may extend
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038    
039    package java.util.prefs;
040    
041    import java.io.NotSerializableException;
042    import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
043    import 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     */
059    public 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    }