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package org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.util;


import java.io.PrintStream;
import java.io.PrintWriter;


/**
 * The base class of all errors which can contain other exceptions.
 * 
 * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
 */
public class NestableError extends Error implements Nestable
{

    static final long serialVersionUID = -9211839990752243375L;

    /**
     * The helper instance which contains much of the code which we delegate to.
     */
    protected NestableDelegate delegate = new NestableDelegate( this );

    /**
     * Holds the reference to the exception or error that caused this exception
     * to be thrown.
     */
    private Throwable cause = null;


    /**
     * Constructs a new <code>NestableError</code> without specified detail
     * message.
     */
    public NestableError()
    {
        super();
    }


    /**
     * Constructs a new <code>NestableError</code> with specified detail
     * message.
     * 
     * @param msg
     *            The error message.
     */
    public NestableError(String msg)
    {
        super( msg );
    }


    /**
     * Constructs a new <code>NestableError</code> with specified nested
     * <code>Throwable</code>.
     * 
     * @param cause
     *            the exception or error that caused this exception to be thrown
     */
    public NestableError(Throwable cause)
    {
        super();
        this.cause = cause;
    }


    /**
     * Constructs a new <code>NestableError</code> with specified detail
     * message and nested <code>Throwable</code>.
     * 
     * @param msg
     *            the error message
     * @param cause
     *            the exception or error that caused this exception to be thrown
     */
    public NestableError(String msg, Throwable cause)
    {
        super( msg );
        this.cause = cause;
    }


    public Throwable getCause()
    {
        return cause;
    }


    /**
     * Returns the detail message string of this throwable. If it was created
     * with a null message, returns the following: (cause==null ? null :
     * cause.toString()).
     */
    public String getMessage()
    {
        if ( super.getMessage() != null )
        {
            return super.getMessage();
        }
        else if ( cause != null )
        {
            return cause.toString();
        }
        else
        {
            return null;
        }
    }


    public String getMessage( int index )
    {
        if ( index == 0 )
        {
            return super.getMessage();
        }
        else
        {
            return delegate.getMessage( index );
        }
    }


    public String[] getMessages()
    {
        return delegate.getMessages();
    }


    public Throwable getThrowable( int index )
    {
        return delegate.getThrowable( index );
    }


    public int getThrowableCount()
    {
        return delegate.getThrowableCount();
    }


    public Throwable[] getThrowables()
    {
        return delegate.getThrowables();
    }


    public int indexOfThrowable( Class type )
    {
        return delegate.indexOfThrowable( type, 0 );
    }


    public int indexOfThrowable( Class type, int fromIndex )
    {
        return delegate.indexOfThrowable( type, fromIndex );
    }


    public void printStackTrace()
    {
        delegate.printStackTrace();
    }


    public void printStackTrace( PrintStream out )
    {
        delegate.printStackTrace( out );
    }


    public void printStackTrace( PrintWriter out )
    {
        delegate.printStackTrace( out );
    }


    public final void printPartialStackTrace( PrintWriter out )
    {
        super.printStackTrace( out );
    }
}