Interface ApacheCommonsExceptionUtil.Nestable

Enclosing class:
ApacheCommonsExceptionUtil

public static interface ApacheCommonsExceptionUtil.Nestable
An interface to be implemented by Throwable extensions which would like to be able to nest root exceptions inside themselves.
Since:
1.0
Version:
$Id$
Author:
Daniel Rall, Kasper Nielsen, Steven Caswell, Pete Gieser
  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    Returns the reference to the exception or error that caused the exception implementing the Nestable to be thrown.
    Returns the error message of this and any nested Throwable.
    getMessage(int index)
    Returns the error message of the Throwable in the chain of Throwables at the specified index, numbered from 0.
    Returns the error message of this and any nested Throwables in an array of Strings, one element for each message.
    getThrowable(int index)
    Returns the Throwable in the chain of Throwables at the specified index, numbered from 0.
    int
    Returns the number of nested Throwables represented by this Nestable, including this Nestable.
    Returns this Nestable and any nested Throwables in an array of Throwables, one element for each Throwable.
    int
    Returns the index, numbered from 0, of the first occurrence of the specified type, or a subclass, in the chain of Throwables.
    int
    indexOfThrowable(Class type, int fromIndex)
    Returns the index, numbered from 0, of the first Throwable that matches the specified type, or a subclass, in the chain of Throwables with an index greater than or equal to the specified index.
    void
    Prints the stack trace for this exception only--root cause not included--using the provided writer.
    void
    Prints the stack trace of this exception to the specified print stream.
    void
    Prints the stack trace of this exception to the specified print writer.
  • Method Details

    • getCause

      Returns the reference to the exception or error that caused the exception implementing the Nestable to be thrown.
      Returns:
      throwable that caused the original exception
    • getMessage

      Returns the error message of this and any nested Throwable.
      Returns:
      the error message
    • getMessage

      String getMessage(int index)
      Returns the error message of the Throwable in the chain of Throwables at the specified index, numbered from 0.
      Parameters:
      index - the index of the Throwable in the chain of Throwables
      Returns:
      the error message, or null if the Throwable at the specified index in the chain does not contain a message
      Throws:
      IndexOutOfBoundsException - if the index argument is negative or not less than the count of Throwables in the chain
    • getMessages

      Returns the error message of this and any nested Throwables in an array of Strings, one element for each message. Any Throwable not containing a message is represented in the array by a null. This has the effect of cause the length of the returned array to be equal to the result of the getThrowableCount() operation.
      Returns:
      the error messages
    • getThrowable

      Throwable getThrowable(int index)
      Returns the Throwable in the chain of Throwables at the specified index, numbered from 0.
      Parameters:
      index - the index, numbered from 0, of the Throwable in the chain of Throwables
      Returns:
      the Throwable
      Throws:
      IndexOutOfBoundsException - if the index argument is negative or not less than the count of Throwables in the chain
    • getThrowableCount

      Returns the number of nested Throwables represented by this Nestable, including this Nestable.
      Returns:
      the throwable count
    • getThrowables

      Returns this Nestable and any nested Throwables in an array of Throwables, one element for each Throwable.
      Returns:
      the Throwables
    • indexOfThrowable

      Returns the index, numbered from 0, of the first occurrence of the specified type, or a subclass, in the chain of Throwables. The method returns -1 if the specified type is not found in the chain.

      NOTE: From v2.1, we have clarified the Nestable interface such that this method matches subclasses. If you want to NOT match subclasses, please use (which is avaiable in all versions of lang).

      Parameters:
      type - the type to find, subclasses match, null returns -1
      Returns:
      index of the first occurrence of the type in the chain, or -1 if the type is not found
    • indexOfThrowable

      int indexOfThrowable(Class type, int fromIndex)
      Returns the index, numbered from 0, of the first Throwable that matches the specified type, or a subclass, in the chain of Throwables with an index greater than or equal to the specified index. The method returns -1 if the specified type is not found in the chain.

      NOTE: From v2.1, we have clarified the Nestable interface such that this method matches subclasses. If you want to NOT match subclasses, please use (which is avaiable in all versions of lang).

      Parameters:
      type - the type to find, subclasses match, null returns -1
      fromIndex - the index, numbered from 0, of the starting position in the chain to be searched
      Returns:
      index of the first occurrence of the type in the chain, or -1 if the type is not found
      Throws:
      IndexOutOfBoundsException - if the fromIndex argument is negative or not less than the count of Throwables in the chain
    • printStackTrace

      Prints the stack trace of this exception to the specified print writer. Includes information from the exception, if any, which caused this exception.
      Parameters:
      out - PrintWriter to use for output.
    • printStackTrace

      Prints the stack trace of this exception to the specified print stream. Includes information from the exception, if any, which caused this exception.
      Parameters:
      out - PrintStream to use for output.
    • printPartialStackTrace

      Prints the stack trace for this exception only--root cause not included--using the provided writer. Used by individual stack traces to a buffer. The implementation of this method should call super.printStackTrace(out); in most cases.
      Parameters:
      out - The writer to use.