org.apache.avalon.framework
Class CascadingRuntimeException

java.lang.Object
  java.lang.Throwable
      java.lang.Exception
          java.lang.RuntimeException
              org.apache.avalon.framework.CascadingRuntimeException

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, CascadingThrowable

public class CascadingRuntimeException
extends java.lang.RuntimeException
implements CascadingThrowable

Class from which all exceptions should inherit. Allows recording of nested exceptions.

Version:

CVS $Revision: 1.14 $ $Date: 2004/02/11 14:34:24 $

Author:

Avalon Development Team

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

CascadingRuntimeException(java.lang.String message, java.lang.Throwable throwable)
Construct a new CascadingRuntimeException instance.

Method Summary

java.lang.Throwable

getCause() Retrieve root cause of the exception.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Throwable

fillInStackTrace, getLocalizedMessage, getMessage, 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

CascadingRuntimeException

public CascadingRuntimeException(java.lang.String message,
                                 java.lang.Throwable throwable)

Construct a new CascadingRuntimeException 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