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package javax.servlet;
/**
* Defines a general exception a servlet can throw when it encounters difficulty.
*
* @author Various
*/
public class ServletException extends Exception {
private static final long serialVersionUID = 4221302886851315160L;
private Throwable rootCause;
/**
* Constructs a new servlet exception.
*
*/
public ServletException() {
super();
}
/**
* Constructs a new servlet exception with the specified message. The message can be written to the server log
* and/or displayed for the user.
*
* @param message a String specifying the text of the exception message
*
*/
public ServletException(String message) {
super(message);
}
/**
* Constructs a new servlet exception when the servlet needs to throw an exception and include a message about the
* "root cause" exception that interfered with its normal operation, including a description message.
*
*
* @param message a String containing the text of the exception message
*
* @param rootCause the Throwable exception that interfered with the servlet's normal operation, making
* this servlet exception necessary
*
*/
public ServletException(String message, Throwable rootCause) {
super(message, rootCause);
this.rootCause = rootCause;
}
/**
* Constructs a new servlet exception when the servlet needs to throw an exception and include a message about the
* "root cause" exception that interfered with its normal operation. The exception's message is based on the
* localized message of the underlying exception.
*
*
* This method calls the getLocalizedMessage method on the Throwable exception to get a
* localized exception message. When subclassing ServletException, this method can be overridden to
* create an exception message designed for a specific locale.
*
* @param rootCause the Throwable exception that interfered with the servlet's normal operation, making
* the servlet exception necessary
*
*/
public ServletException(Throwable rootCause) {
super(rootCause);
this.rootCause = rootCause;
}
/**
* Returns the exception that caused this servlet exception.
*
*
* @return the Throwable that caused this servlet exception
*
*/
public Throwable getRootCause() {
return rootCause;
}
}