attrib4j
Class AttributeException

java.lang.Object
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  +--java.lang.Throwable
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        +--java.lang.Exception
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              +--attrib4j.AttributeException

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public class AttributeException

extends java.lang.Exception

It allows you nest exceptions. This results in simplifing the external API of a package or library. Implementation inspired from various placed, most recently Javaworld, Javatips #91. Now included as part of J2SE 1.4

Version:

$Revision: 1.4 $ $Date: 2003/03/22 17:56:20 $

Author:

Mark Pollack

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

AttributeException()
Do nothing constructor.

AttributeException(java.lang.String message)
Creates a new AttributeException instance.

AttributeException(java.lang.String message, java.lang.Throwable rootCause)
Create a new AttributeException instance.

AttributeException(java.lang.Throwable rootCause)
Create an exception nesting the rootCause of this exception.

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getMessage() Override Exceptipn.getMessage to include information of the root cause of the exception.
java.lang.Throwable	getRootCause() Get the exception that caused this exception to be raised.
java.lang.String	getStackTraceString() Return the stack trace including root cause exceptions.
void	printStackTrace() Override default behavior
void	printStackTrace(java.io.PrintStream inPrintStream) Override default behavior
void	printStackTrace(java.io.PrintWriter inPrintWriter) Override default behavior
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Throwable

fillInStackTrace, getCause, getLocalizedMessage, getStackTrace, initCause, setStackTrace

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

AttributeException

public AttributeException()

Do nothing constructor.

AttributeException

public AttributeException(java.lang.String message)

Creates a new AttributeException instance.

Parameters:

message - a String value

AttributeException

public AttributeException(java.lang.Throwable rootCause)

Create an exception nesting the rootCause of this exception.

Parameters:

rootCause - a value of type 'Throwable'.

AttributeException

public AttributeException(java.lang.String message,
                          java.lang.Throwable rootCause)

Create a new AttributeException instance. Allows for an association of an originating exception.

Parameters:

message - Message of the exception. message of the exception.

rootCause - The exception that caused this exception to be raised.

Method Detail

getRootCause

public java.lang.Throwable getRootCause()

Get the exception that caused this exception to be raised.

Returns:

the root exception.

getStackTraceString

public java.lang.String getStackTraceString()

Return the stack trace including root cause exceptions.

Returns:

The stack trace of the exception.

getMessage

public java.lang.String getMessage()

Override Exceptipn.getMessage to include information of the root cause of the exception.

Overrides:

getMessage in class java.lang.Throwable

Returns:

The exception message, including root cause messages.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Throwable

printStackTrace

public void printStackTrace()

Override default behavior

Overrides:

printStackTrace in class java.lang.Throwable

printStackTrace

public void printStackTrace(java.io.PrintStream inPrintStream)

Override default behavior

Overrides:

printStackTrace in class java.lang.Throwable

printStackTrace

public void printStackTrace(java.io.PrintWriter inPrintWriter)

Override default behavior

Overrides:

printStackTrace in class java.lang.Throwable