org.apache.avalon.framework
Class CascadingError

java.lang.Object
  java.lang.Throwable
      java.lang.Error
          org.apache.avalon.framework.CascadingError

All Implemented Interfaces:

CascadingThrowable, java.io.Serializable

public class CascadingError

extends java.lang.Error

implements CascadingThrowable

Class from which all exceptions should inherit. Allows recording of nested exceptions.

Version:

$Id: CascadingError.java 30977 2004-07-30 08:57:54Z niclas $

Author:

Avalon Development Team

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

CascadingError(java.lang.String message, java.lang.Throwable throwable)
Construct a new CascadingError instance.

Method Summary

java.lang.Throwable

getCause() Retrieve root cause of the exception.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Throwable

fillInStackTrace, 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

CascadingError

public CascadingError(java.lang.String message,
                      java.lang.Throwable throwable)

Construct a new CascadingError instance.

Parameters:

message - The detail message for this exception.

throwable - the root cause of the exception

Method Detail

getCause

public final java.lang.Throwable getCause()

Retrieve root cause of the exception.

Specified by:

getCause in interface CascadingThrowable

Returns:

the root cause