org.w3c.ddr.simple.exception
Class DDRException

java.lang.Object
  java.lang.Throwable
      java.lang.Exception
          org.w3c.ddr.simple.exception.DDRException

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

InitializationException, NameException, ValueException

public class DDRException
extends Exception

Represents a DDR Exception.

Author:

Jo Rabin (dotMobi),
Jose Manuel Cantera Fonseca (Telefonica I+D),
Rotan Hanrahan (MobileAware),
Ignacio Marin (Fundacion CTIC)
Copyright © 2008 W3C^® (MIT, ERCIM, Keio), All Rights Reserved.
W3C liability, trademark and document use rules apply.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

protected int	code
static int	IMPLEMENTATION_ERROR Implementation specific error codes must be greater than this

Constructor Summary

DDRException()
Constructs a DDRException instance with an undefined exception code.

DDRException(int code, String message)
Constructs a DDRException instance with a code and human-readable message.

DDRException(int code, Throwable thr)
Constructs a DDRException instance with a code and Throwable object that may indicate further details of the cause of the exception.

Method Summary

int	getCode() Retrieves the exception code, which determines the nature/cause of the exception.
String	getMessage() Retrieves a human-readable diagnostic message, intended for error messages.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Throwable

fillInStackTrace, getCause, getLocalizedMessage, getStackTrace, initCause, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, setStackTrace, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

IMPLEMENTATION_ERROR

public static int IMPLEMENTATION_ERROR

Implementation specific error codes must be greater than this

code

protected int code

Constructor Detail

DDRException

public DDRException()

Constructs a DDRException instance with an undefined exception code.

DDRException

public DDRException(int code,
                    String message)

Constructs a DDRException instance with a code and human-readable message.

Parameters:

code - This should be a constant from this exception class.

message - Diagnostic message intended for human reading.

DDRException

public DDRException(int code,
                    Throwable thr)

Constructs a DDRException instance with a code and Throwable object that may indicate further details of the cause of the exception.

Parameters:

code - This should be a constant from this exception class.

thr - A Throwable object that may contain further details on the exception.

Method Detail

getCode

public int getCode()

Retrieves the exception code, which determines the nature/cause of the exception.

Returns:

Explanatory code.

getMessage

public String getMessage()

Retrieves a human-readable diagnostic message, intended for error messages.

Overrides:

getMessage in class Throwable

Returns:

Human-readable diagnostic message.