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package javax.xml.soap;
/**
* An exception that signals that a SOAP exception has occurred. A <CODE>SOAPException</CODE> object
* may contain a <CODE>String</CODE> that gives the reason for the exception, an embedded
* <CODE>Throwable</CODE> object, or both. This class provides methods for retrieving reason
* messages and for retrieving the embedded <CODE>Throwable</CODE> object.</P>
* <p/>
* <P>Typical reasons for throwing a <CODE>SOAPException</CODE> object are problems such as
* difficulty setting a header, not being able to send a message, and not being able to get a
* connection with the provider. Reasons for embedding a <CODE> Throwable</CODE> object include
* problems such as input/output errors or a parsing problem, such as an error in parsing a header.
*/
public class SOAPException extends Exception {
private static final long serialVersionUID = 5083961510786058130L;
/**
* Constructs a <CODE>SOAPException</CODE> object with no reason or embedded
* <CODE>Throwable</CODE> object.
*/
public SOAPException() {
cause = null;
}
/**
* Constructs a <CODE>SOAPException</CODE> object with the given <CODE>String</CODE> as the
* reason for the exception being thrown.
*
* @param reason a description of what caused the exception
*/
public SOAPException(String reason) {
super(reason);
cause = null;
}
/**
* Constructs a <CODE>SOAPException</CODE> object with the given <CODE>String</CODE> as the
* reason for the exception being thrown and the given <CODE>Throwable</CODE> object as an
* embedded exception.
*
* @param reason a description of what caused the exception
* @param cause a <CODE>Throwable</CODE> object that is to be embedded in this
* <CODE>SOAPException</CODE> object
*/
public SOAPException(String reason, Throwable cause) {
super(reason);
initCause(cause);
}
/**
* Constructs a <CODE>SOAPException</CODE> object initialized with the given
* <CODE>Throwable</CODE> object.
*
* @param cause a <CODE>Throwable</CODE> object that is to be embedded in this
* <CODE>SOAPException</CODE> object
*/
public SOAPException(Throwable cause) {
super(cause.toString());
initCause(cause);
}
/**
* Returns the detail message for this <CODE> SOAPException</CODE> object.
* <p/>
* <P>If there is an embedded <CODE>Throwable</CODE> object, and if the
* <CODE>SOAPException</CODE> object has no detail message of its own, this method will return
* the detail message from the embedded <CODE>Throwable</CODE> object.</P>
*
* @return the error or warning message for this <CODE> SOAPException</CODE> or, if it has none,
* the message of the embedded <CODE>Throwable</CODE> object, if there is one
*/
public String getMessage() {
String s = super.getMessage();
if ((s == null) && (cause != null)) {
return cause.getMessage();
} else {
return s;
}
}
/**
* Returns the <CODE>Throwable</CODE> object embedded in this <CODE>SOAPException</CODE> if
* there is one. Otherwise, this method returns <CODE>null</CODE>.
*
* @return the embedded <CODE>Throwable</CODE> object or <CODE> null</CODE> if there is none
*/
public Throwable getCause() {
return cause;
}
/**
* Initializes the <CODE>cause</CODE> field of this <CODE> SOAPException</CODE> object with the
* given <CODE> Throwable</CODE> object.
* <p/>
* <P>This method can be called at most once. It is generally called from within the constructor
* or immediately after the constructor has returned a new <CODE>SOAPException</CODE> object. If
* this <CODE>SOAPException</CODE> object was created with the constructor {@link
* #SOAPException(java.lang.Throwable) SOAPException(java.lang.Throwable)} or {@link
* #SOAPException(java.lang.String, java.lang.Throwable) SOAPException(java.lang.String,
* java.lang.Throwable)}, meaning that its <CODE>cause</CODE> field already has a value, this
* method cannot be called even once.
*
* @param cause the <CODE>Throwable</CODE> object that caused this <CODE>SOAPException</CODE>
* object to be thrown. The value of this parameter is saved for later retrieval by
* the <A href= "../../../javax/xml/soap/SOAPException.html#getCause()">
* <CODE>getCause()</CODE></A> method. A <TT>null</TT> value is permitted and
* indicates that the cause is nonexistent or unknown.
* @return a reference to this <CODE>SOAPException</CODE> instance
* @throws IllegalArgumentException
* if <CODE>cause</CODE> is this <CODE>Throwable</CODE> object. (A
* <CODE>Throwable</CODE> object cannot be its own cause.)
* @throws IllegalStateException
* if this <CODE> SOAPException</CODE> object was created with {@link
* #SOAPException(java.lang.Throwable) SOAPException(java.lang.Throwable)} or {@link
* #SOAPException(java.lang.String, java.lang.Throwable) SOAPException(java.lang.String,
* java.lang.Throwable)}, or this method has already been called on this <CODE>
* SOAPException</CODE> object
*/
public synchronized Throwable initCause(Throwable cause) {
if (this.cause != null) {
throw new IllegalStateException("Can't override cause");
}
if (cause == this) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("Self-causation not permitted");
} else {
this.cause = cause;
return this;
}
}
private Throwable cause;
}