Commons Attributes example source code file (InvalidAttributeTargetError.java)

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The Commons Attributes InvalidAttributeTargetError.java source code

/*
 * Copyright 2003-2004 The Apache Software Foundation
 * 
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 * 
 *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 * 
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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 */
package org.apache.commons.attributes;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * Thrown when an attribute has a {@link Target} declaration that forbids
 * it being applied to the program element it has been applied to.
 *
 * <p>For example:
 *
 * <pre>
 * /**
 *  * This attribute can only be applied to Classes.
 *  * Target(Target.CLASS)
 *  */
 * public class MyAttribute {}
 *
 * public class MyClass {
 *     /** 
 *       * Error: Can't apply MyAttribute to a field!
 *       * @@MyAttribute() 
 *       */
 *     private String myField;
 * }
 * </code>