1. /*

  2.  * @(#)UnknownFormatFlagsException.java	1.2 03/12/19

  3.  *

  4.  * Copyright 2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.

  5.  * SUN PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms.

  6.  */

  7. 

  8. package java.util;

  9. 

  10. /**

  11.  * Unchecked exception thrown when an unknown flag is given.

  12.  *

  13.  * <p> Unless otherwise specified, passing a <tt>null</tt> argument to any

  14.  * method or constructor in this class will cause a {@link

  15.  * NullPointerException} to be thrown.

  16.  *

  17.  * @version 	1.2, 12/19/03

  18.  * @since 1.5

  19.  */

  20. public class UnknownFormatFlagsException extends IllegalFormatException {

  21. 

  22.     private static final long serialVersionUID = 19370506L;

  23. 

  24.     private String flags;

  25. 

  26.     /**

  27.      * Constructs an instance of this class with the specified flags.

  28.      *

  29.      * @param  f

  30.      *         The set of format flags which contain an unknown flag

  31.      */

  32.     public UnknownFormatFlagsException(String f) {

  33.  	if (f == null)

  34.  	    throw new NullPointerException();

  35. 	this.flags = f;

  36.     }

  37. 

  38.     /**

  39.      * Returns the set of flags which contains an unknown flag.

  40.      *

  41.      * @return  The flags

  42.      */

  43.     public String getFlags() {

  44. 	return flags;

  45.     }

  46. 

  47.     // javadoc inherited from Throwable.java

  48.     public String getMessage() {

  49. 	return "Flags = " + flags;

  50.     }

  51. }