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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2018, 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 jdk.jfr.internal.tool;
+
+/**
+ * Exception that is thrown if there is something wrong with the input, for instance
+ * a file that can't be read or a numerical value that is out of range.
+ * <p>
+ * When this exception is thrown, a user will typically not want to see the
+ * command line syntax, but instead information about what was wrong with the
+ * input.
+ */
+final class UserDataException extends Exception {
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 6656457380115167810L;
+    /**
+     * The error message.
+     *
+     * The first letter should not be capitalized, so a context can be printed prior
+     * to the error message.
+     *
+     * @param errorMessage
+     */
+    public UserDataException(String errorMessage) {
+        super(errorMessage);
+    }
+}