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55 package org.apache.avalon.framework;
56
57 /**
58  * Class from which all exceptions should inherit.
59  * Allows recording of nested exceptions.
60  *
61  * @author <a HREF="mailto:dev@avalon.apache.org">Avalon Development Team</a>
62  * @version CVS $Revision: 1.13 $ $Date: 2003/02/11 15:58:37 $
63  */
64 public class CascadingException
65     extends Exception JavaDoc
66     implements CascadingThrowable
67 {
68     /**
69      * The Throwable that caused this exception to be thrown.
70      */
71     private final Throwable JavaDoc m_throwable;
72
73     /**
74      * Construct a new <code>CascadingException</code> instance.
75      *
76      * @param message The detail message for this exception.
77      */
78     public CascadingException( final String JavaDoc message )
79     {
80         this( message, null );
81     }
82
83     /**
84      * Construct a new <code>CascadingException</code> instance.
85      *
86      * @param message The detail message for this exception.
87      * @param throwable the root cause of the exception
88      */
89     public CascadingException( final String JavaDoc message, final Throwable JavaDoc throwable )
90     {
91         super( message );
92         m_throwable = throwable;
93     }
94
95     /**
96      * Retrieve root cause of the exception.
97      *
98      * @return the root cause
99      */
100     public final Throwable JavaDoc getCause()
101     {
102         return m_throwable;
103     }
104 }
105
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