org.apache.avalon.framework
Class CascadingRuntimeException

java.lang.Object
  extended by java.lang.Throwable
      extended by java.lang.Exception
          extended by java.lang.RuntimeException
              extended by 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