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+// Copyright 2016 Yahoo Inc. Licensed under the terms of the Apache 2.0 license. See LICENSE in the project root.
+package com.yahoo.system;
+
+/**
+ * Special error to be propagated when force-loading a class fails.
+ **/
+@SuppressWarnings("serial")
+public class ForceLoadError extends java.lang.Error {
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new force load error
+     *
+     * @param className full name of offending class
+     * @param cause what caused the failure
+     **/
+    public ForceLoadError(String className, Throwable cause) {
+        super("Force loading class '" + className + "' failed", cause);
+    }
+}