An error of this type indicates that a class file includes a malformed annotation.

Figure 10-74. java.lang.annotation.AnnotationFormatError

public class AnnotationFormatError extends Error {
// Public Constructors
     public AnnotationFormatError(Throwable cause);  
     public AnnotationFormatError(String message);  
     public AnnotationFormatError(String message, Throwable cause);  
}