/* * Copyright (c) 1999, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. * ORACLE PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */ package javax.naming; /** * This exception is thrown when a naming operation proceeds to a point * where a context is required to continue the operation, but the * resolved object is not a context. For example, Context.destroy() requires * that the named object be a context. If it is not, NotContextException * is thrown. Another example is a non-context being encountered during * the resolution phase of the Context methods. *<p> * It is also thrown when a particular subtype of context is required, * such as a DirContext, and the resolved object is a context but not of * the required subtype. * <p> * Synchronization and serialization issues that apply to NamingException * apply directly here. * @see Context#destroySubcontext * * @author Rosanna Lee * @author Scott Seligman * @since 1.3 */ public class NotContextException extends NamingException { /** * Constructs a new instance of NotContextException using an * explanation. All other fields default to null. * * @param explanation Possibly null additional detail about this exception. * @see java.lang.Throwable#getMessage */ public NotContextException(String explanation) { super(explanation); } /** * Constructs a new instance of NotContextException. * All fields default to null. */ public NotContextException() { super(); } /** * Use serialVersionUID from JNDI 1.1.1 for interoperability */ private static final long serialVersionUID = 849752551644540417L; }