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package java.util;

import java.io.Serializable;

/**
 * An {@code IllegalFormatFlagsException} will be thrown if the combination of
 * the format flags is illegal.
 * 
 * @see java.lang.RuntimeException
 * @since Android 1.0
 */
public class IllegalFormatFlagsException extends IllegalFormatException
        implements Serializable {
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 790824L;

    private String flags;

    /**
     * Constructs a new {@code IllegalFormatFlagsException} with the specified
     * flags.
     * 
     * @param f
     *           the specified flags.
     */
    public IllegalFormatFlagsException(String f) {
        if (null == f) {
            throw new NullPointerException();
        }
        flags = f;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the flags that are illegal.
     * 
     * @return the flags that are illegal.
     */
    public String getFlags() {
        return flags;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the message string of the IllegalFormatFlagsException.
     * 
     * @return the message string of the IllegalFormatFlagsException.
     */
    @Override
    public String getMessage() {
        StringBuilder buffer = new StringBuilder();
        buffer.append("Flags = '");
        buffer.append(flags);
        buffer.append("'");
        return buffer.toString();
    }

}