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package java.util;

import java.io.NotSerializableException;
import java.io.IOException;

Thrown to indicate that an operation could not complete because the input did not conform to the appropriate XML document type for a collection of properties, as per the Properties specification.

Note, that although InvalidPropertiesFormatException inherits Serializable
interface from Exception, it is not intended to be Serializable. Appropriate
serialization methods are implemented to throw NotSerializableException.
See Also:
Properties
Since:
  1.5
@serial
exclude/**
 * Thrown to indicate that an operation could not complete because
 * the input did not conform to the appropriate XML document type
 * for a collection of properties, as per the {@link Properties}
 * specification.<p>
 *
 * Note, that although InvalidPropertiesFormatException inherits Serializable
 * interface from Exception, it is not intended to be Serializable. Appropriate
 * serialization methods are implemented to throw NotSerializableException.
 *
 * @see     Properties
 * @since   1.5
 * @serial exclude
 */

public class InvalidPropertiesFormatException extends IOException {

    private static final long serialVersionUID = 7763056076009360219L;

    
Constructs an InvalidPropertiesFormatException with the specified
cause.
Params:
cause – the cause (which is saved for later retrieval by the Throwable.getCause() method)./**
     * Constructs an InvalidPropertiesFormatException with the specified
     * cause.
     *
     * @param  cause the cause (which is saved for later retrieval by the
     *         {@link Throwable#getCause()} method).
     */
    public InvalidPropertiesFormatException(Throwable cause) {
        super(cause==null ? null : cause.toString());
        this.initCause(cause);
    }

   
Constructs an InvalidPropertiesFormatException with the specified
detail message.
Params:
message –  the detail message. The detail message is saved for later retrieval by the Throwable.getMessage() method./**
    * Constructs an InvalidPropertiesFormatException with the specified
    * detail message.
    *
    * @param   message   the detail message. The detail message is saved for
    *          later retrieval by the {@link Throwable#getMessage()} method.
    */
    public InvalidPropertiesFormatException(String message) {
        super(message);
    }

    
Throws NotSerializableException, since InvalidPropertiesFormatException
objects are not intended to be serializable.
/**
     * Throws NotSerializableException, since InvalidPropertiesFormatException
     * objects are not intended to be serializable.
     */
    private void writeObject(java.io.ObjectOutputStream out)
        throws NotSerializableException
    {
        throw new NotSerializableException("Not serializable.");
    }

    
Throws NotSerializableException, since InvalidPropertiesFormatException
objects are not intended to be serializable.
/**
     * Throws NotSerializableException, since InvalidPropertiesFormatException
     * objects are not intended to be serializable.
     */
    private void readObject(java.io.ObjectInputStream in)
        throws NotSerializableException
    {
        throw new NotSerializableException("Not serializable.");
    }

}