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java.lang

Class Exception

Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable
Known Direct Subclasses:
AclNotFoundException, ActivationException, AlreadyBoundException, ApplicationException, AWTException, BackingStoreException, BadAttributeValueExpException, BadBinaryOpValueExpException, BadLocationException, BadStringOperationException, CertificateException, ClassNotFoundException, CloneNotSupportedException, DataFormatException, DatatypeConfigurationException, DestroyFailedException, ExpandVetoException, FontFormatException, GeneralSecurityException, GSSException, HeuristicCommitException, HeuristicMixedException, HeuristicRollbackException, IllegalAccessException, IllegalClassFormatException, InstantiationException, InterruptedException, IntrospectionException, InvalidApplicationException, InvalidMidiDataException, InvalidPreferencesFormatException, InvocationTargetException, IOException, JMException, LastOwnerException, LineUnavailableException, MidiUnavailableException, MimeTypeParseException, NamingException, NoninvertibleTransformException, NoSuchFieldException, NoSuchMethodException, NotBoundException, NotOwnerException, NotSupportedException, ParseException, ParserConfigurationException, PrinterException, PrintException, PrivilegedActionException, PropertyVetoException, RefreshFailedException, RemarshalException, RollbackException, RuntimeException, SAXException, ServerNotActiveException, SQLException, SystemException, TooManyListenersException, TransformerException, UnmodifiableClassException, UnsupportedAudioFileException, UnsupportedCallbackException, UnsupportedFlavorException, UnsupportedLookAndFeelException, URISyntaxException, UserException, XAException, XMLStreamException, XPathException
public class Exception
extends Throwable
The root class of all exceptions worth catching in a program. This includes the special category of RuntimeException, which does not need to be declared in a throws clause. Exceptions can be used to represent almost any exceptional behavior, such as programming errors, mouse movements, keyboard clicking, etc.
See Also:
Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Exception()
Create an exception without a message.
Exception(String s)
Create an exception with a message.
Exception(String s, Throwable cause)
Create an exception with a message and a cause.
Exception(Throwable cause)
Create an exception with a given cause, and a message of cause == null ?

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Throwable

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

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, extends Object> getClass, finalize, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

Exception

public Exception()
Create an exception without a message. The cause remains uninitialized.
See Also:
initCause(Throwable)

Exception

public Exception(String s)
Create an exception with a message. The cause remains uninitialized.
Parameters:
s - the message
See Also:
initCause(Throwable)

Exception

public Exception(String s,
                 Throwable cause)
Create an exception with a message and a cause.
Parameters:
s - the message string
cause - the cause of this error
Since:
1.4

Exception

public Exception(Throwable cause)
Create an exception with a given cause, and a message of cause == null ? null : cause.toString().
Parameters:
cause - the cause of this exception
Since:
1.4
Exception.java -- generic exception thrown to indicate an exceptional condition has occurred. Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This file is part of GNU Classpath. GNU Classpath is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any later version. GNU Classpath is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with GNU Classpath; see the file COPYING. If not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA. Linking this library statically or dynamically with other modules is making a combined work based on this library. Thus, the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License cover the whole combination. As a special exception, the copyright holders of this library give you permission to link this library with independent modules to produce an executable, regardless of the license terms of these independent modules, and to copy and distribute the resulting executable under terms of your choice, provided that you also meet, for each linked independent module, the terms and conditions of the license of that module. An independent module is a module which is not derived from or based on this library. If you modify this library, you may extend this exception to your version of the library, but you are not obligated to do so. If you do not wish to do so, delete this exception statement from your version.

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