org.freehep.util
Class NestedRuntimeException

java.lang.Object
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  +--java.lang.Throwable
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        +--java.lang.Exception
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              +--java.lang.RuntimeException
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                    +--org.freehep.util.NestedRuntimeException

All Implemented Interfaces:

HasNestedException, Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

Application.InitializationException

public class NestedRuntimeException

extends RuntimeException

implements HasNestedException

A runtime exception with an embedded (nested) exception. The NestedRuntimeException is particluarly useful for converting a checked exception to a non-checked (runtime) exception, without loosing the information associated with the checked exception.

Version:

$Id: NestedRuntimeException.java,v 1.1 2001/02/03 02:41:35 tonyj Exp $

Author:

Tony Johnson

See Also:

NestedException, HasNestedException, Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

NestedRuntimeException()
Create an exception with no message and no nested exception.

NestedRuntimeException(String message)
Create an exception with no nested exception

NestedRuntimeException(String message, Throwable detail)
Create a remote exception with the specified message, and the nested exception specified.

NestedRuntimeException(Throwable detail)
Create a nested exception with the specified nested exception

Method Summary

String	getMessage() Get the message text, including the message text if the nested exception
Throwable	getNestedException() Get the exception nested inside
String	getSimpleMessage() Get the message text, without the message text of the nested exception

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Throwable

fillInStackTrace, getCause, getLocalizedMessage, 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

NestedRuntimeException

public NestedRuntimeException()

Create an exception with no message and no nested exception.

NestedRuntimeException

public NestedRuntimeException(String message)

Create an exception with no nested exception

NestedRuntimeException

public NestedRuntimeException(Throwable detail)

Create a nested exception with the specified nested exception

Parameters:

detail - The nested exception

NestedRuntimeException

public NestedRuntimeException(String message,
                              Throwable detail)

Create a remote exception with the specified message, and the nested exception specified.

Parameters:

detail - The nested exception

Method Detail

getNestedException

public Throwable getNestedException()

Description copied from interface: HasNestedException

Get the exception nested inside

Specified by:

getNestedException in interface HasNestedException

Returns:

The nested exception

getMessage

public String getMessage()

Description copied from interface: HasNestedException

Get the message text, including the message text if the nested exception

Specified by:

getMessage in interface HasNestedException

Overrides:

getMessage in class Throwable

Returns:

The message corresponding to this exception

getSimpleMessage

public String getSimpleMessage()

Description copied from interface: HasNestedException

Get the message text, without the message text of the nested exception

Specified by:

getSimpleMessage in interface HasNestedException

Returns:

The message corresponding to this exception