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package org.apache.geode;

/**
 * This is the abstract superclass of exceptions that are thrown and declared.
 * <p>
 * This class ought to be called <em>GemFireException</em>, but that name is reserved for an older
 * class that extends {@link java.lang.RuntimeException}.
 *
 * @see org.apache.geode.GemFireException
 * @since GemFire 5.1
 */
public abstract class GemFireCheckedException extends Exception {
  private static final long serialVersionUID = -8659184576090173188L;

  ////////////////////// Constructors //////////////////////

  /**
   * Creates a new <code>GemFireException</code> with no detailed message.
   */
  public GemFireCheckedException() {
    super();
  }

  /**
   * Creates a new <code>GemFireCheckedException</code> with the given detail message.
   */
  public GemFireCheckedException(String message) {
    super(message);
  }

  /**
   * Creates a new <code>GemFireException</code> with the given detail message and cause.
   */
  public GemFireCheckedException(String message, Throwable cause) {
    super(message);
    this.initCause(cause);
  }

  /**
   * Creates a new <code>GemFireCheckedException</code> with the given cause and no detail message
   */
  public GemFireCheckedException(Throwable cause) {
    super();
    this.initCause(cause);
  }

  //////////////////// Instance Methods ////////////////////

  /**
   * Returns the root cause of this <code>GemFireCheckedException</code> or <code>null</code> if the
   * cause is nonexistent or unknown.
   */
  public Throwable getRootCause() {
    if (this.getCause() == null)
      return null;
    Throwable root = this.getCause();
    while (root != null) {
      if (root.getCause() == null) {
        break;
      } else {
        root = root.getCause();
      }
    }
    return root;
  }

}