-/* ClassNotFoundException.java -- exception thrown when attempting to load
- a class when no definition for the class can be found.
- Copyright (C) 1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* ClassNotFoundException.java -- thrown when class definition cannot be found
+ Copyright (C) 1998, 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This file is part of GNU Classpath.
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
any later version.
-
+
GNU Classpath is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
package java.lang;
-import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
-import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.io.PrintStream;
-import java.io.PrintWriter;
-
/**
- * Exceptions may be thrown by one part of a Java program and caught
- * by another in order to deal with exceptional conditions. This
- * exception can by thrown by specific methods of <code>ClassLoader</code>
- * and <code>Class</code> when attempting to load a class when no definition
- * for the specified class can be found.
+ * Thrown when a class is requested by reflection, but the class definition
+ * cannot be found. This exception is often chained from another Throwable.
*
- * @since JDK 1.0
- *
* @author Brian Jones
+ * @author Eric Blake <ebb9@email.byu.edu>
+ * @see Class#forName(String)
+ * @see ClassLoader#findSystemClass(String)
+ * @see ClassLoader#loadClass(String, boolean)
+ * @status updated to 1.4
*/
public class ClassNotFoundException extends Exception
{
- static final long serialVersionUID = 9176873029745254542L;
-
- private Throwable ex = null;
-
/**
- * Create an exception without a message.
+ * Compatible with JDK 1.0+.
*/
- public ClassNotFoundException()
- {
- super();
- }
+ private static final long serialVersionUID = 9176873029745254542L;
/**
- * Create an exception with a message.
- */
- public ClassNotFoundException(String s)
- {
- super(s);
- }
-
- /**
- * Create an exception with a message and include the exception
- * which occurred while loading the class.
- *
- * @param ex the exception which occurred while loading the class
+ * The cause of this exception (duplicates the one stored in Throwable).
*
- * @since JDK 1.2
+ * @serial the exception cause
+ * @since 1.2
*/
- public ClassNotFoundException(String s, Throwable ex)
- {
- super(s);
- this.ex = ex;
- }
+ private final Throwable ex;
/**
- * Returns the exception which occurred while loading the class,
- * otherwise returns null.
- *
- * @since JDK 1.2
+ * Create an exception without a message. Note that this initializes the
+ * cause to null.
*/
- public Throwable getException()
- {
- return ex;
- }
+ public ClassNotFoundException()
+ {
+ this(null, null);
+ }
/**
- * Print a stack trace of the exception that occurred.
+ * Create an exception with a message. Note that this initializes the
+ * cause to null.
+ *
+ * @param s the message
*/
- public void printStackTrace()
- {
- if (ex == null)
- {
- super.printStackTrace();
- }
- else
- {
- ex.printStackTrace();
- }
- }
+ public ClassNotFoundException(String s)
+ {
+ this(s, null);
+ }
/**
- * Print a stack trace of the exception that occurred to
- * the specified <code>PrintStream</code>.
+ * Create an exception with a message and chain it to the exception
+ * which occurred while loading the class.
+ *
+ * @param s the message
+ * @param ex the chained exception
+ * @since 1.2
*/
- public void printStackTrace(PrintStream ps)
- {
- if (ex == null)
- {
- super.printStackTrace(ps);
- }
- else
- {
- ex.printStackTrace(ps);
- }
- }
+ public ClassNotFoundException(String s, Throwable ex)
+ {
+ super(s, ex);
+ this.ex = ex;
+ }
/**
- * Print a stack trace of the exception that occurred to
- * the specified <code>PrintWriter</code>.
+ * Returns the exception which occurred while loading the class,
+ * otherwise returns null. This is a legacy method; the preferred choice
+ * now is {@link Throwable#getCause()}.
+ *
+ * @return the cause of this exception
+ * @since 1.2
*/
- public void printStackTrace(PrintWriter pw)
- {
- if (ex == null)
- {
- super.printStackTrace(pw);
- }
- else
- {
- ex.printStackTrace(pw);
- }
- }
+ public Throwable getException()
+ {
+ return ex;
+ }
/**
- * Serialize the object in a manner binary compatible with the JDK 1.2
+ * Returns the exception which occurred while loading the class,
+ * otherwise returns null.
+ *
+ * @return the cause of this exception
+ * @since 1.4
*/
- private void writeObject(java.io.ObjectOutputStream s)
- throws IOException
- {
- ObjectOutputStream.PutField oFields;
- oFields = s.putFields();
- oFields.put("ex", this.ex);
- s.writeFields();
- }
-
- /**
- * Deserialize the object in a manner binary compatible with the JDK 1.2
- */
- private void readObject(java.io.ObjectInputStream s)
- throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException
- {
- ObjectInputStream.GetField oFields;
- oFields = s.readFields();
- ex = (Throwable)oFields.get("ex", (Throwable)null);
- }
+ public Throwable getCause()
+ {
+ return ex;
+ }
}