1 /* IllegalAccessError.java -- thrown when linking to an inaccessible member
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42 * An <code>IllegalAccessError</code> is thrown when an attempt is made to
43 * call a method, or access or modify a field that the application does not
44 * have access to. Because this error is usually caught by a compiler,
45 * the error only occurs at runtime when the definition of a class has
46 * changed in a way that is incompatible with the previously compiled
50 * @author Tom Tromey <tromey@cygnus.com>
51 * @status updated to 1.4
53 public class IllegalAccessError
extends IncompatibleClassChangeError
56 * Compatible with JDK 1.0+.
58 private static final long serialVersionUID
= -8988904074992417891L;
61 * Create an error without a message.
63 public IllegalAccessError()
68 * Create an error with a message.
70 * @param s the message
72 public IllegalAccessError(String s
)