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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2000, 2003, 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.util.prefs;
+
+import java.io.NotSerializableException;
+
+/**
+ * Thrown to indicate that an operation could not complete because
+ * the input did not conform to the appropriate XML document type
+ * for a collection of preferences, as per the {@link Preferences}
+ * specification.
+ *
+ * @author  Josh Bloch
+ * @see     Preferences
+ * @since   1.4
+ */
+public class InvalidPreferencesFormatException extends Exception {
+    /**
+     * Constructs an InvalidPreferencesFormatException with the specified
+     * cause.
+     *
+     * @param  cause the cause (which is saved for later retrieval by the
+     *         {@link Throwable#getCause()} method).
+     */
+    public InvalidPreferencesFormatException(Throwable cause) {
+        super(cause);
+    }
+
+   /**
+    * Constructs an InvalidPreferencesFormatException with the specified
+    * detail message.
+    *
+    * @param   message   the detail message. The detail message is saved for
+    *          later retrieval by the {@link Throwable#getMessage()} method.
+    */
+    public InvalidPreferencesFormatException(String message) {
+        super(message);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs an InvalidPreferencesFormatException with the specified
+     * detail message and cause.
+     *
+     * @param  message   the detail message. The detail message is saved for
+     *         later retrieval by the {@link Throwable#getMessage()} method.
+     * @param  cause the cause (which is saved for later retrieval by the
+     *         {@link Throwable#getCause()} method).
+     */
+    public InvalidPreferencesFormatException(String message, Throwable cause) {
+        super(message, cause);
+    }
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = -791715184232119669L;
+}