log4j-1.2-api/src/src/main/java/org/apache/log4j/config/PropertySetterException.java

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package org.apache.log4j.config;

/**
 * Thrown when an error is encountered whilst attempting to set a property
 * using the {@link PropertySetter} utility class.
 *
 * @since 1.1
 */
public class PropertySetterException extends Exception {
    private static final long serialVersionUID = -1352613734254235861L;

    /**
     * The root cause.
     */
    protected Throwable rootCause;

    /**
     * Construct the exception with the given message.
     *
     * @param msg The message
     */
    public PropertySetterException(final String msg) {
        super(msg);
    }

    /**
     * Construct the exception with the given root cause.
     *
     * @param rootCause The root cause
     */
    public PropertySetterException(final Throwable rootCause) {
        super();
        this.rootCause = rootCause;
    }

    /**
     * Returns descriptive text on the cause of this exception.
     *
     * @return the descriptive text.
     */
    @Override
    public String getMessage() {
        String msg = super.getMessage();
        if (msg == null && rootCause != null) {
            msg = rootCause.getMessage();
        }
        return msg;
    }
}