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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  * Exception 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 StandardException
27     extends Exception JavaDoc
28 {
29     /**
30      * The Throwable that caused this exception to be thrown.
31      */
32     private final Throwable JavaDoc m_throwable;
33
34     /**
35      * Construct a new <code>StandardException</code> instance.
36      *
37      * @param message The detail message for this exception.
38      */
39     public StandardException( final String JavaDoc message )
40     {
41         this( message, null );
42     }
43
44     /**
45      * Construct a new <code>StandardException</code> instance.
46      *
47      * @param message The detail message for this exception.
48      * @param throwable the root cause of the exception
49      */
50     public StandardException( final String JavaDoc message, final Throwable JavaDoc throwable )
51     {
52         super( message );
53         m_throwable = throwable;
54     }
55
56     /**
57      * Retrieve root cause of the exception.
58      *
59      * @return the root cause
60      */
61     public final Throwable JavaDoc getCause()
62     {
63         return m_throwable;
64     }
65 }
66
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