sbrt.ext
Class ExternalSoftwareException

java.lang.Object
  extended by java.lang.Throwable
      extended by java.lang.Exception
          extended by java.lang.RuntimeException
              extended by sbrt.ext.ExternalSoftwareException
All Implemented Interfaces:
java.io.Serializable
Direct Known Subclasses:
MathematicaException, ProgramSolverException

public class ExternalSoftwareException
extends java.lang.RuntimeException

This class is used to wrap exceptions thrown by external software packages. If an exception is thrown by an external software package, and there is no reasonable way to handle it, it should be caught, wrapped in an instance of this class, and this new object thrown.

Author:
This class was written and documented by Jeremiah Wright while in the Wagner lab.
See Also:
Serialized Form

Constructor Summary
ExternalSoftwareException(java.lang.String message, java.lang.Throwable cause)
          Constructs an external software exception.
ExternalSoftwareException(java.lang.Throwable cause)
          Constructs an external software exception.
 
Method Summary
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Throwable
fillInStackTrace, getCause, getLocalizedMessage, getMessage, getStackTrace, initCause, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, setStackTrace, toString
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

ExternalSoftwareException

public ExternalSoftwareException(java.lang.Throwable cause)
Constructs an external software exception.

Parameters:
cause - the original exception throw by the external software package.

ExternalSoftwareException

public ExternalSoftwareException(java.lang.String message,
                                 java.lang.Throwable cause)
Constructs an external software exception.

Parameters:
message - a descriptive message useful for debugging.
cause - the original exception throw by the external software package.