com.ibm.commons.util
Class AbstractException

java.lang.Object
  java.lang.Throwable
      java.lang.Exception
          com.ibm.commons.util.AbstractException

All Implemented Interfaces:

IExceptionEx, java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

JsonException, LogException

public class AbstractException
extends java.lang.Exception
implements IExceptionEx

Abstract base class for global exceptions. This class is the main class for all the exception. It provides several enhancements to the Java Exception clas, by providing message formating with parameters. All its constructors also have a first argument which is the root exception, which is an easy way for implementing the "exception chaining" pattern.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

AbstractException(java.lang.Throwable nextException)
Create a new exception.

AbstractException(java.lang.Throwable nextException, java.lang.String msg, java.lang.Object... params)
Create a new exception.

Method Summary

static java.lang.Throwable	getCause(java.lang.Throwable ext) Get the exception cause.
static java.lang.Throwable	initCause(java.lang.Throwable ext, java.lang.Throwable cause) Init the exception cause.
void	printExtraInformation(java.io.PrintWriter err) Print some extra information.
static void	printExtraInformation(java.io.PrintWriter err, java.lang.Throwable ex) Extended stack trace print

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, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

AbstractException

public AbstractException(java.lang.Throwable nextException)

Create a new exception. The exception is not featuring a message

Parameters:

nextException - the cause exception

AbstractException

public AbstractException(java.lang.Throwable nextException,
                         java.lang.String msg,
                         java.lang.Object... params)

Create a new exception. The message is formatted using the StringUtil.format rules.

Parameters:

nextException - the cause exception

msg - the exception message

Method Detail

initCause

public static java.lang.Throwable initCause(java.lang.Throwable ext,
                                            java.lang.Throwable cause)

Init the exception cause. The message is formatted using the StringUtil.format rules.

Parameters:

nextException - the cause exception

msg - the exception message

getCause

public static java.lang.Throwable getCause(java.lang.Throwable ext)

Get the exception cause. The message is formatted using the StringUtil.format rules.

Parameters:

nextException - the cause exception

msg - the exception message

printExtraInformation

public void printExtraInformation(java.io.PrintWriter err)

Print some extra information.

Specified by:

printExtraInformation in interface IExceptionEx

Parameters:

err -

printExtraInformation

public static void printExtraInformation(java.io.PrintWriter err,
                                         java.lang.Throwable ex)

Extended stack trace print

Parameters:

err -