ExceptionWrapper


1   /*-
2    * See the file LICENSE for redistribution information.
3    *
4    * Copyright (c) 2000,2006 Oracle.  All rights reserved.
5    *
6    * $Id: ExceptionWrapper.java,v 1.16 2006/10/30 21:14:34 bostic Exp $
7    */
8   
9   package com.sleepycat.util;
10  
11  /**
12   * Interface implemented by exceptions that can contain nested exceptions.
13   *
14   * @author Mark Hayes
15   */
16  public interface ExceptionWrapper {
17  
18      /**
19       * Returns the nested exception or null if none is present.
20       *
21       * @return the nested exception or null if none is present.
22       *
23       * @deprecated replaced by {@link #getCause}.
24       */
25      Throwable   getDetail();
26  
27      /**
28       * Returns the nested exception or null if none is present.
29       *
30       * <p>This method is intentionally defined to be the same signature as the
31       * <code>java.lang.Throwable.getCause</code> method in Java 1.4 and
32       * greater.  By defining this method to return a nested exception, the Java
33       * 1.4 runtime will print the nested stack trace.</p>
34       *
35       * @return the nested exception or null if none is present.
36       */
37      Throwable   getCause();
38  }
39

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