org.apache.avalon.framework
Class CascadingException

java.lang.Object
  java.lang.Throwable
      java.lang.Exception
          org.apache.avalon.framework.CascadingException

All Implemented Interfaces:

CascadingThrowable, java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

ComponentException, CompositeException, ConfigurationException, ContextException, IdException, InitializationException, ParameterException, ServiceException, XPathException, XSLTProcessorException

public class CascadingException

extends java.lang.Exception

implements CascadingThrowable

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

Version:

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

Author:

Avalon Development Team

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

CascadingException(java.lang.String message)
Construct a new CascadingException instance.

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

CascadingException

public CascadingException(java.lang.String message)

Construct a new CascadingException instance.

Parameters:

message - The detail message for this exception.

CascadingException

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

Construct a new CascadingException 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