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 * This file is part of the Echo Web Application Framework (hereinafter "Echo").
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package nextapp.echo.webcontainer;

/**
 * A generic runtime exception to handle circumstances that should
 * almost never happen.  This class should be used to wrap checked exceptions
 * that shouldn't be possible to occur, instead of swallowing them.
 */
public class WebContainerServletException extends RuntimeException {

    /** Serial Version UID. */
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 20070101L;

    /** Causal exception, if applicable. */
    private Throwable cause;
    
    /**
     * Creates a new EchoServletException with a description of its cause.
     *
     * @param message a message describing the exception
     */
    public WebContainerServletException(String message) {
        super(message);
    }

    /**
     * Creates a new EchoServletException with a description of its cause that
     * wraps another exception.
     *
     * @param message a message describing the exception
     * @param cause the exception which caused this exception to be thrown
     */
    public WebContainerServletException(String message, Throwable cause) {
        super(message);
        this.cause = cause;
    }
    
    /**
     * Returns the wrapped exception that caused this exception to be thrown, if applicable.
     *
     * @return the cause of this exception
     */
    public Throwable getCause() {
        return cause;
    }
}