org.apache.commons.latka

Class ValidationException

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Throwable

java.lang.Exception

org.apache.commons.latka.ValidationException

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public class ValidationException
extends java.lang.Exception

This exception is thrown by validators when a validation has failed

Version:

$Revision: 155424 $

Author:

Doug Sale, dIon Gillard (mainly javadoc)

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ValidationException() Create a validation exception with a null label and reason
ValidationException(java.lang.String label, java.lang.String reason) Create a validation exception with the given label and reason

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.String	getLabel() User's description of the test/assertion
java.lang.String	getMessage() the message of the exception
java.lang.String	getReason() Why the test/assertion failed

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Throwable

addSuppressed, fillInStackTrace, getCause, getLocalizedMessage, getStackTrace, getSuppressed, 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

ValidationException

public ValidationException()

Create a validation exception with a null label and reason

ValidationException

public ValidationException(java.lang.String label,
                   java.lang.String reason)

Create a validation exception with the given label and reason

Parameters:

label - the user's description of the assertion/test

reason - the reason it failed

Method Detail

getMessage

public java.lang.String getMessage()

the message of the exception

Overrides:

getMessage in class java.lang.Throwable

Returns:

the message of the exception, built from the label and reason

getLabel

public java.lang.String getLabel()

User's description of the test/assertion

Returns:

User's description of the test/assertion

getReason

public java.lang.String getReason()

Why the test/assertion failed

Returns:

Why the test/assertion failed