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package sun.reflect.annotation;

/**
 * An instance of this class is stored in an AnnotationInvocationHandler's
 * "memberValues" map in lieu of a value for an annotation member that
 * cannot be returned due to some exceptional condition (typically some
 * form of illegal evolution of the annotation class).  The ExceptionProxy
 * instance describes the exception that the dynamic proxy should throw if
 * it is queried for this member.
 *
 * @author  Josh Bloch
 * @since   1.5
 */
public abstract class ExceptionProxy implements java.io.Serializable {
    protected abstract RuntimeException generateException();
}