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package org.jboss.netty.channel;
/**
* A {@link ChannelEvent} which represents the notification of an exception
* raised by a {@link ChannelHandler} or an I/O thread. This event is for
* going upstream only. Please refer to the {@link ChannelEvent} documentation
* to find out what an upstream event and a downstream event are and what
* fundamental differences they have.
*/
public interface ExceptionEvent extends ChannelEvent {
/**
* Returns the raised exception.
*/
Throwable getCause();
}