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1 /*
2  * Copyright 2004 Apache Software Foundation
3  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
4  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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16  */
17
18 package org.apache.avalon.util.exception;
19
20 /**
21  * Error containing a causal exception.
22  *
23  * @author <a HREF="mailto:dev@avalon.apache.org">Avalon Development Team</a>
24  * @version CVS $Revision: 1.3 $ $Date: 2004/02/24 22:18:24 $
25  */
26 public class StandardError
27     extends Error JavaDoc
28 {
29     private final Throwable JavaDoc m_throwable;
30
31     /**
32      * Construct a new <code>StandardError</code> instance.
33      *
34      * @param message The detail message for this exception.
35      * @param throwable the root cause of the exception
36      */
37     public StandardError( final String JavaDoc message )
38     {
39         this( message, null );
40     }
41
42     /**
43      * Construct a new <code>StandardError</code> instance.
44      *
45      * @param message The detail message for this exception.
46      * @param throwable the root cause of the exception
47      */
48     public StandardError( final String JavaDoc message, final Throwable JavaDoc throwable )
49     {
50         super( message );
51         m_throwable = throwable;
52     }
53
54     /**
55      * Retrieve root cause of the exception.
56      *
57      * @return the root cause
58      */
59     public final Throwable JavaDoc getCause()
60     {
61         return m_throwable;
62     }
63 }
64
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