Package org.jdom

Class JDOMException

java.lang.Object
java.lang.Throwable
java.lang.Exception
org.jdom.JDOMException
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable
Direct Known Subclasses:
DataConversionException, JDOMParseException, XSLTransformException
public class JDOMException extends Exception
The top level exception that JDOM classes can throw. Its subclasses add specificity to the problems that can occur using JDOM. This single exception can be caught to handle all JDOM specific problems (some methods may throw IOException and such).
Version:
$Revision: 1.26 $, $Date: 2008/12/10 00:59:51 $
Author:
Brett McLaughlin, Jason Hunter
See Also:

  • Constructor Details

    • JDOMException

      public JDOMException()
      This will create an Exception.

    • JDOMException

      public JDOMException(String message)
      This will create an Exception with the given message.
      Parameters:
      message - String message indicating the problem that occurred.

    • JDOMException

      public JDOMException(String message, Throwable cause)
      This will create an Exception with the given message and wrap another Exception. This is useful when the originating Exception should be held on to.
      Parameters:
      message - String message indicating the problem that occurred.
      cause - Throwable that caused this to be thrown.

  • Method Details

    • initCause

      public Throwable initCause(Throwable cause)
      Intializes the cause of this exception to be the specified value.
      Overrides:
      initCause in class Throwable
      Parameters:
      cause - Throwable that caused this to be thrown.
      Returns:
      a pointer to this throwable

    • getMessage

      public String getMessage()
      This returns the message for the Exception. If there are one or more nested exceptions, their messages are appended.
      Overrides:
      getMessage in class Throwable
      Returns:
      String - message for Exception.

    • printStackTrace

      public void printStackTrace()
      This prints the stack trace of the Exception. If there is a root cause, the stack trace of the root Exception is printed right after.
      Overrides:
      printStackTrace in class Throwable

    • printStackTrace

      public void printStackTrace(PrintStream s)
      Prints the stack trace of the Exception to the given PrintStream. If there is a root cause, the stack trace of the root Exception is printed right after.
      Overrides:
      printStackTrace in class Throwable
      Parameters:
      s - PrintStream to print to

    • printStackTrace

      public void printStackTrace(PrintWriter w)
      Prints the stack trace of the Exception to the given PrintWriter. If there is a root cause, the stack trace of the root Exception is printed right after.
      Overrides:
      printStackTrace in class Throwable
      Parameters:
      w - PrintWriter to print to

    • getCause

      public Throwable getCause()
      This will return the root cause Throwable, or null if one does not exist.
      Overrides:
      getCause in class Throwable
      Returns:
      Throwable - the wrapped Throwable.