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| author | Andreas Gampe <agampe@google.com> | 2015-04-30 10:49:11 -0700 |
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| committer | Andreas Gampe <agampe@google.com> | 2015-05-01 18:26:16 -0700 |
| commit | e912fd64f9f086d256651cf495c607f9dbcc7ff9 (patch) | |
| tree | 09b27f9a34aad0726116d3c102d33a3aa3231aa1 | |
| parent | 1bc6f080c77deb3cc53d55ec60c98167ea093911 (diff) | |
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Libcore: Correct IllegalAccessError class javadoc
IllegalAccessError can be thrown in more than one case. Correct
the class documentation to be general, and state example cases
of the error.
Bug: 19997575
Change-Id: I8b14d8b2fcd77f547d377bec2eecc326743fb671
| -rw-r--r-- | luni/src/main/java/java/lang/IllegalAccessError.java | 10 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/luni/src/main/java/java/lang/IllegalAccessError.java b/luni/src/main/java/java/lang/IllegalAccessError.java index 3f7cf86..582de12 100644 --- a/luni/src/main/java/java/lang/IllegalAccessError.java +++ b/luni/src/main/java/java/lang/IllegalAccessError.java @@ -18,8 +18,14 @@ package java.lang; /** - * Thrown when the VM notices that a program tries access a field - * which is not accessible from where it is referenced. + * Thrown when the runtime notices that a program tries to access a class or member + * which is not accessible from where it is referenced. Some examples are: + * <ul> + * <li>The superclass or an implemented interface is not accessible in the subclass. + * <li>Reading or writing an inaccessible field, e.g., a private field in another class. + * <li>Invoking an inaccessible method, e.g., the constructor of an inaccessible class, + * or a private method of another class. + * </ul> * <p> * Note that this can only occur when inconsistent class files have been loaded. */ |