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package org.jf.dexlib2.iface.reference;

This class is the base interface for field/method/string/type references in a dex file.
/**
 * This class is the base interface for field/method/string/type references in a dex file.
 */
public interface Reference {

    
Verifies that this reference is valid.
Throws:
InvalidReferenceException – If the reference is not valid./**
     * Verifies that this reference is valid.
     *
     * @throws InvalidReferenceException If the reference is not valid.
     */
    void validateReference() throws InvalidReferenceException;

    class InvalidReferenceException extends Exception {
        private final String invalidReferenceRepresentation;

        public InvalidReferenceException(String invalidReferenceRepresentation) {
            super("Invalid reference");
            this.invalidReferenceRepresentation = invalidReferenceRepresentation;
        }

        public InvalidReferenceException(String invalidReferenceRepresentation, String msg) {
            super(msg);
            this.invalidReferenceRepresentation = invalidReferenceRepresentation;
        }

        public InvalidReferenceException(String invalidReferenceRepresentation, String s, Throwable throwable) {
            super(s, throwable);
            this.invalidReferenceRepresentation = invalidReferenceRepresentation;
        }

        public InvalidReferenceException(String invalidReferenceRepresentation, Throwable throwable) {
            super(throwable);
            this.invalidReferenceRepresentation = invalidReferenceRepresentation;
        }

        
Returns:
A string representation of the invalid reference. This should be a human-readable string that gives
enough information to identify the reference in question.
The format of the string is not specified, although as an illustrative example "string@123" could be
used for a reference to the string at index 123./**
         * @return A string representation of the invalid reference. This should be a human-readable string that gives
         * enough information to identify the reference in question.
         *
         * The format of the string is not specified, although as an illustrative example "string@123" could be
         * used for a reference to the string at index 123.
         */
        public String getInvalidReferenceRepresentation() {
            return invalidReferenceRepresentation;
        }
    }
}