Package org.apache.avalon.framework

Class CascadingError

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Throwable

java.lang.Error

org.apache.avalon.framework.CascadingError

All Implemented Interfaces:

CascadingThrowable

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 03:57:54 -0500 (Fri, 30 Jul 2004) niclas $

Author:

Avalon Development Team

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
private java.lang.Throwable	m_throwable

Constructor Summary

Constructors

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

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
java.lang.Throwable	getCause()	Retrieve root cause of the exception.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Throwable

addSuppressed, fillInStackTrace, getLocalizedMessage, getMessage, getStackTrace, getSuppressed, initCause, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, setStackTrace, toString

Field Detail

m_throwable

private final java.lang.Throwable m_throwable

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

Overrides:

getCause in class java.lang.Throwable

Returns:

the root cause