org.iges.util
Class ChainedException

java.lang.Object
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  +--java.lang.Throwable
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        +--java.lang.Exception
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              +--org.iges.util.ChainedException

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

AnagramException

public class ChainedException

extends java.lang.Exception

An exception class supporting chaining. Taken from the article Exceptional practices, Part 2 by Brian Goetz, JavaWorld Oct 2001

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

ChainedException()

ChainedException(java.lang.String message)

ChainedException(java.lang.String message, java.lang.Throwable cause)

Method Summary

java.lang.Throwable	getCause()
java.lang.String	getMessage()
void	printStackTrace() Prints the stack trace for the entire chain of exceptions
void	printStackTrace(java.io.PrintStream ps) Prints the stack trace for the entire chain of exceptions
void	printStackTrace(java.io.PrintWriter pw) Prints the stack trace for the entire chain of exceptions

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Throwable

fillInStackTrace, getLocalizedMessage, getStackTrace, initCause, setStackTrace, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ChainedException

public ChainedException()

ChainedException

public ChainedException(java.lang.String message)

ChainedException

public ChainedException(java.lang.String message,
                        java.lang.Throwable cause)

Method Detail

getCause

public java.lang.Throwable getCause()

Overrides:

getCause in class java.lang.Throwable

Returns:

The exception that caused this exception, or null if there is none.

getMessage

public java.lang.String getMessage()

Overrides:

getMessage in class java.lang.Throwable

printStackTrace

public void printStackTrace()

Prints the stack trace for the entire chain of exceptions

Overrides:

printStackTrace in class java.lang.Throwable

printStackTrace

public void printStackTrace(java.io.PrintStream ps)

Prints the stack trace for the entire chain of exceptions

Overrides:

printStackTrace in class java.lang.Throwable

printStackTrace

public void printStackTrace(java.io.PrintWriter pw)

Prints the stack trace for the entire chain of exceptions

Overrides:

printStackTrace in class java.lang.Throwable