uk.ac.ebi.intact.application.editor.exception
Class BaseException

java.lang.Object
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        +--java.lang.Exception
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              +--uk.ac.ebi.intact.application.editor.exception.BaseException

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

EmptyTopicsException, SearchException, SessionExpiredException, ValidationException

public class BaseException

extends java.lang.Exception

This is the common superclass for all application.exception; This class and its subclasses support the chained exception facility.

Version:

$Id: BaseException.java,v 1.2 2003/05/23 15:40:53 smudali Exp $

Author:

Sugath Mudali (smudali@ebi.ac.uk)

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

BaseException()
Default constructor.

BaseException(java.lang.String msg)
Constructor with a message.

BaseException(java.lang.Throwable cause)
Constructor that takes a root exception.

Method Summary

java.lang.String[]	getMessageArgs() Returns an array of arguments to pass to place holders application resources file.
java.lang.String	getMessageKey() Returns the message key
java.lang.Throwable	getRootCause() Return the root exception, if one exists.
void	printStackTrace() Print both the normal and root stack traces to the std err.
void	printStackTrace(java.io.PrintStream out) Print both the normal and root stack traces.
void	printStackTrace(java.io.PrintWriter writer) Print both the normal and root stack traces.
void	setMessageArgs(java.lang.String[] args) The arguments to pass to place holders in the application resources file.
void	setMessageKey(java.lang.String key) Sets the message key.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Throwable

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

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

BaseException

public BaseException()

Default constructor.

BaseException

public BaseException(java.lang.String msg)

Constructor with a message.

Parameters:

msg - the message explaing the exception.

BaseException

public BaseException(java.lang.Throwable cause)

Constructor that takes a root exception.

Parameters:

cause - the root exception.

Method Detail

printStackTrace

public void printStackTrace(java.io.PrintWriter writer)

Print both the normal and root stack traces.

Overrides:

printStackTrace in class java.lang.Throwable

Parameters:

writer - the writer to print the stack trace.

printStackTrace

public void printStackTrace(java.io.PrintStream out)

Print both the normal and root stack traces.

Overrides:

printStackTrace in class java.lang.Throwable

Parameters:

out - the output stream.

printStackTrace

public void printStackTrace()

Print both the normal and root stack traces to the std err.

Overrides:

printStackTrace in class java.lang.Throwable

getRootCause

public java.lang.Throwable getRootCause()

Return the root exception, if one exists.

Returns:

the root exception if it exists or else null.

setMessageKey

public void setMessageKey(java.lang.String key)

Sets the message key.

Parameters:

key - the key to search in the application resources file.

getMessageKey

public java.lang.String getMessageKey()

Returns the message key

Returns:

the key to search in the application resources file.

setMessageArgs

public void setMessageArgs(java.lang.String[] args)

The arguments to pass to place holders in the application resources file.

Parameters:

args - an array of arguments to pass to place holders.

getMessageArgs

public java.lang.String[] getMessageArgs()

Returns an array of arguments to pass to place holders application resources file.

Returns:

an array of String arguments to pass to place holders.