/* InvalidPreferencesFormatException - indicates reading prefs from stream
   failed
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package java.util.prefs;

import java.io.NotSerializableException;
import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;

/**
 * Indicates reading prefs from stream failed. Thrown by the
 * <code>importPreferences()</code> method when the supplied input stream
 * could not be read because it was not in the correct XML format.
 *
 * <p>Note that although this class inherits the Serializable interface, an
 * attempt to serialize will fail with a <code>NotSerializableException</code>.
 * </p>
 *
 * @author Mark Wielaard (mark@klomp.org)
 * @see Preferences
 * @since 1.4
 * @status updated to 1.4
 */
public class InvalidPreferencesFormatException extends Exception
{
  static final long serialVersionUID = -791715184232119669L;

  /**
   * Creates a new exception with a descriptive message. The cause remains
   * uninitialized.
   *
   * @param message the message
   */
  public InvalidPreferencesFormatException(String message)
  {
    super(message);
  }

  /**
   * Creates a new exception with the given cause.
   *
   * @param cause the cause
   */
  public InvalidPreferencesFormatException(Throwable cause)
  {
    super(cause);
  }

  /**
   * Creates a new exception with a descriptive message and a cause.
   *
   * @param message the message
   * @param cause the cause
   */
  public InvalidPreferencesFormatException(String message, Throwable cause)
  {
    super(message, cause);
  }

  /**
   * This class should not be serialized.
   *
   * @param o the output stream
   */
  private void writeObject(ObjectOutputStream o) throws NotSerializableException
  {
    throw new NotSerializableException
      ("java.util.prefs.InvalidPreferencesFormatException");
  }

  /**
   * This class should not be serialized.
   *
   * @param i the input stream
   */
  private void readObject(ObjectInputStream i) throws NotSerializableException
  {
    throw new NotSerializableException
      ("java.util.prefs.InvalidPreferencesFormatException");
  }
}