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-/* Copyright (C) 1998, 1999 Free Software Foundation
+/* IllegalAccessException.java -- exception thrown when trying to load a
+ class that is not public and in another package.
+ Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
- This file is part of libgcj.
+This file is part of GNU Classpath.
-This software is copyrighted work licensed under the terms of the
-Libgcj License. Please consult the file "LIBGCJ_LICENSE" for
-details. */
+GNU Classpath is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+any later version.
+GNU Classpath is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with GNU Classpath; see the file COPYING. If not, write to the
+Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA
+02111-1307 USA.
+
+As a special exception, if you link this library with other files to
+produce an executable, this library does not by itself cause the
+resulting executable to be covered by the GNU General Public License.
+This exception does not however invalidate any other reasons why the
+executable file might be covered by the GNU General Public License. */
+
+
package java.lang;
-
-/**
- * @author Warren Levy <warrenl@cygnus.com>
- * @date September 18, 1998.
- */
+
/* Written using "Java Class Libraries", 2nd edition, ISBN 0-201-31002-3
* "The Java Language Specification", ISBN 0-201-63451-1
* plus online API docs for JDK 1.2 beta from http://www.javasoft.com.
* Status: Believed complete and correct.
*/
-
+
+/**
+ * Exceptions may be thrown by one part of a Java program and caught
+ * by another in order to deal with exceptional conditions.
+ * Thrown in two cases. The first is when try to load a class that is
+ * not public and in another package using specific methods from
+ * <code>ClassLoader</code> and <code>Class</code>. The second case is
+ * when trying to create a new instance of a class to which you do not have
+ * access to the zero argument constructor as in using the
+ * <code>newsInstance</code> method of class <code>Class</code>.
+ *
+ * @since JDK 1.0
+ *
+ * @author Brian Jones
+ * @author Warren Levy <warrenl@cygnus.com>
+ * @date September 18, 1998.
+ */
public class IllegalAccessException extends Exception
{
+ static final long serialVersionUID = 6616958222490762034L;
+
+ /**
+ * Create an exception without a message.
+ */
public IllegalAccessException()
- {
- super();
- }
-
- public IllegalAccessException(String msg)
- {
- super(msg);
- }
+ {
+ super();
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Create an exception with a message.
+ */
+ public IllegalAccessException(String s)
+ {
+ super(s);
+ }
}