org.jdom
Class JDOMException

java.lang.Object
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  +--java.lang.Throwable
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        +--java.lang.Exception
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              +--org.jdom.JDOMException

Direct Known Subclasses:

DataConversionException

public class JDOMException

extends Exception

JDOMException

This Exception subclass is the top level Exception that JDOM classes can throw. It's subclasses add specificity to the problems that can occur using JDOM, but this single Exception can be caught to handle all JDOM specific problems.

Author:

Brett McLaughlin, Jason Hunter

Version: 1.0

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, hashCode, equals, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

JDOMException

public JDOMException()

This will create an Exception.

public JDOMException(String message)

This will create an Exception with the given message.

Parameters:

message - String message indicating the problem that occurred.

public JDOMException(String message, Throwable rootCause)

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.

exception - Exception that caused this to be thrown.

public String getMessage()

This returns the message for the Exception. If there is a root cause, the message associated with the root Exception is appended.

Returns: String - message for Exception.

public Throwable getRootCause()

This will return the root cause Throwable, or null if one does not exist.

Returns: Throwable - the wrapped Throwable.

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.

public void printStackTrace(PrintStream s)

This 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.

public void printStackTrace(PrintWriter w)

This 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.

Association Links

to Class java.lang.Throwable

A wrapped Throwable