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+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/module/InvalidModuleDescriptorException.java	Tue Sep 12 19:03:39 2017 +0200
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.  Oracle designates this
+ * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
+ * by Oracle in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+package java.lang.module;
+
+/**
+ * Thrown when reading a module descriptor and the module descriptor is found
+ * to be malformed or otherwise cannot be interpreted as a module descriptor.
+ *
+ * @see ModuleDescriptor#read
+ * @since 9
+ * @spec JPMS
+ */
+public class InvalidModuleDescriptorException extends RuntimeException {
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 4863390386809347380L;
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs an {@code InvalidModuleDescriptorException} with no detail
+     * message.
+     */
+    public InvalidModuleDescriptorException() {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs an {@code InvalidModuleDescriptorException} with the
+     * specified detail message.
+     *
+     * @param msg
+     *        The detail message; can be {@code null}
+     */
+    public InvalidModuleDescriptorException(String msg) {
+        super(msg);
+    }
+}