Annotation Type Signature


@Retention(CLASS) @Target(METHOD) @Documented public @interface Signature
Specifies the exact signature to use when creating a Throwable return type.

Given the following exception and message bundle interface method the InvalidIntValueException(final RuntimeException cause, final String msg, final int value) constructor would be used.

 public class InvalidIntValueException extends RuntimeException {
     private final RuntimeException causeAsRuntime;
     private final int value;
     public InvalidIntValueException(final Throwable cause, final String msg, final int value) {
         super(msg, cause);
         causeAsRuntime = new RuntimeException(cause);
         this.value = value;
     }

     public InvalidIntValueException(final RuntimeException cause, final String msg, final int value) {
         super(msg, cause);
         causeAsRuntime = cause;
         this.value = value;
     }
     public InvalidIntValueException(final RuntimeException cause, final String msg, final Integer value) {
         super(msg, cause);
         causeAsRuntime = cause;
         this.value = value;
     }
 }
 
 @Message("Invalid value %d")
 @Signature(causeIndex = 0, messageIndex = 1, value = {RuntimeException.class, String.class, int.class}
 InvalidIntValueException invalidValue(@Cause RuntimeException cause, @Param int value);
 

Author:
James R. Perkins
  • Required Element Summary

    Required Elements
    Modifier and Type
    Required Element
    Description
    Class<?>[]
    An array of types matching the exact signature to use for the exception being created.
  • Optional Element Summary

    Optional Elements
    Modifier and Type
    Optional Element
    Description
    int
    The index for the cause of the exception being created.
    int
    The index for the message.
  • Element Details

    • value

      Class<?>[] value
      An array of types matching the exact signature to use for the exception being created.
      Returns:
      an array of types used to find the signature
    • causeIndex

      int causeIndex
      The index for the cause of the exception being created. A value of less than zero assumes there is no cause parameter in the constructor. A Cause annotation can still be used and the Throwable.initCause(Throwable) will be used to initialize the cause of the exception.
      Returns:
      the index for the cause parameter
      Default:
      -1
    • messageIndex

      int messageIndex
      The index for the message. This is the formatted messaged from the Message.value(). This is a required value defaulting to 0 which would be the first parameter.
      Returns:
      the index for the message parameter
      Default:
      0