fr.pixware.util
Class WrappedException

java.lang.Object
  java.lang.Throwable
      java.lang.Exception
          fr.pixware.util.WrappedException

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

RESyntaxException

public abstract class WrappedException
extends java.lang.Exception

Base class for exceptions which are wrappers around other exceptions. This type of exception keep a record of the original exception, that is, the one which was used to actually report a problem.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

WrappedException()
Constructs an exception with no original exception and no detail message.

WrappedException(java.lang.Exception e)
Constucts an exception with an original exception but no detail message.

WrappedException(java.lang.Exception e, java.lang.String message)
Constucts an exception with both an original exception and an detail message.

WrappedException(java.lang.String message)
Constructs an exception with a detail message but no original exception.

Method Summary

java.lang.Exception

getRootException() Returns the original exception.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Throwable

fillInStackTrace, getCause, getLocalizedMessage, getMessage, getStackTrace, initCause, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, setStackTrace, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

WrappedException

public WrappedException()

Constructs an exception with no original exception and no detail message.

WrappedException

public WrappedException(java.lang.String message)

Constructs an exception with a detail message but no original exception.

Parameters:

message - the detail message

WrappedException

public WrappedException(java.lang.Exception e)

Constucts an exception with an original exception but no detail message.

Parameters:

e - the original exception

WrappedException

public WrappedException(java.lang.Exception e,
                        java.lang.String message)

Constucts an exception with both an original exception and an detail message.

Parameters:

e - the original exception

message - the detail message; if null, the detail message of the original exception if any is used instead (it is this message which is returned by Throwable.getMessage())

Method Detail

getRootException

public java.lang.Exception getRootException()

Returns the original exception.

Returns:

the original exception if any or null otherwise