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package java.util;

/**

 * Unchecked exception thrown when an illegal combination flags is given.

 *

 * <p> Unless otherwise specified, passing a <tt>null</tt> argument to any

 * method or constructor in this class will cause a {@link

 * NullPointerException} to be thrown.

 *

 * @since 1.5

 */

public class IllegalFormatFlagsException extends IllegalFormatException {

    private static final long serialVersionUID = 790824L;

    private String flags;

    /**

     * Constructs an instance of this class with the specified flags.

     *

     * @param  f

     *         The set of format flags which contain an illegal combination

     */

    public IllegalFormatFlagsException(String f) {

        if (f == null)

            throw new NullPointerException();

        this.flags = f;

    }

    /**

     * Returns the set of flags which contains an illegal combination.

     *

     * @return  The flags

     */

    public String getFlags() {

        return flags;

    }

    public String getMessage() {

        return "Flags = '" + flags + "'";

    }

}