org.jdtaus.core.lang

Class ExceptionEvent

java.lang.Object

java.util.EventObject

org.jdtaus.core.lang.ExceptionEvent

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public class ExceptionEvent
extends EventObject

Event holding an exception.

Version:

$JDTAUS: ExceptionEvent.java 8641 2012-09-27 06:45:17Z schulte $

Author:

Christian Schulte

See Also:

ExceptionEventSource, Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class java.util.EventObject

source

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ExceptionEvent(Object source, Thread thread, Throwable throwable) Creates a new ExceptionEvent instance taking an exception and a corresponding thread.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Throwable	getException() Getter for property exception.
Throwable	getRootCause() Gets the root cause of the event's exception by traversing up the chained exception hierarchy.
Thread	getThread() Getter for property thread.
String	toString() Returns a string representation of the object.

Methods inherited from class java.util.EventObject

getSource

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ExceptionEvent

public ExceptionEvent(Object source,
              Thread thread,
              Throwable throwable)

Creates a new ExceptionEvent instance taking an exception and a corresponding thread.

Parameters:

source - the source of the new event.

thread - the thread throwable occured in.

throwable - the exception which occured in thread.

Throws:

NullPointerException - if either thread or throwable is null.

Method Detail

getException

public Throwable getException()

Getter for property exception.

Returns:

the exception of the event.

getRootCause

public final Throwable getRootCause()

Gets the root cause of the event's exception by traversing up the chained exception hierarchy.

Returns:

the root cause of the event's exception.

getThread

public Thread getThread()

Getter for property thread.

Returns:

the thread of the event or null.

toString

public String toString()

Returns a string representation of the object.

Overrides:

toString in class EventObject

Returns:

a string representation of the object.