gnu.mapping
Class WrappedException

java.lang.Object
  java.lang.Throwable
      java.lang.Exception
          java.lang.RuntimeException
              gnu.mapping.WrappedException

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

WrongType

public class WrappedException
extends java.lang.RuntimeException

Encapsulate some Exception inside a RuntimeException. Inspired by org.xml.sax.SAXException written by David Megginson.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

WrappedException()
Create a new WrappedException.

WrappedException(java.lang.String message)
Create a new WrappedException.

WrappedException(java.lang.String message, java.lang.Throwable e)
Create a new WrappedException from an existing exception.

WrappedException(java.lang.Throwable e)
Create a new WrappedException wrapping an existing exception.

Method Summary

java.lang.Throwable	getException() Return the embedded exception, if any.
java.lang.String	toString() Convert this exception to a string.
static java.lang.RuntimeException	wrapIfNeeded(java.lang.Throwable ex) Coerce argument to a RuntimeException.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Throwable

fillInStackTrace, getCause, getLocalizedMessage, getMessage, getStackTrace, initCause, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, setStackTrace

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

WrappedException

public WrappedException()

Create a new WrappedException.

WrappedException

public WrappedException(java.lang.String message)

Create a new WrappedException.

Parameters:

message - The error or warning message.

WrappedException

public WrappedException(java.lang.Throwable e)

Create a new WrappedException wrapping an existing exception.

The existing exception will be embedded in the new one, and its message will become the default message for the WrappedException.

Parameters:

e - The exception to be wrapped in a WrappedException.

WrappedException

public WrappedException(java.lang.String message,
                        java.lang.Throwable e)

Create a new WrappedException from an existing exception.

The existing exception will be embedded in the new one, but the new exception will have its own message.

Parameters:

message - The detail message.

e - The exception to be wrapped in a WrappedException.

Method Detail

getException

public java.lang.Throwable getException()

Return the embedded exception, if any.

Returns:

The embedded exception, or null if there is none.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Convert this exception to a string.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Throwable

Returns:

A string version of this exception.

wrapIfNeeded

public static java.lang.RuntimeException wrapIfNeeded(java.lang.Throwable ex)

Coerce argument to a RuntimeException.