org.apache.avalon.framework
Class CascadingError

java.lang.Object
  extended by java.lang.Throwable
      extended by java.lang.Error
          extended by org.apache.avalon.framework.CascadingError
All Implemented Interfaces:
java.io.Serializable, CascadingThrowable

public class CascadingError
extends java.lang.Error
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
CascadingError(java.lang.String message, java.lang.Throwable throwable)
          Construct a new CascadingError 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

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