Constructor Detail

• ServletException

  public ServletException()

  Constructs a new servlet exception.

• ServletException

  public ServletException(java.lang.String message)

  Constructs a new servlet exception with the specified message. The message can be written to the server log and/or displayed for the user.

  Parameters:

  message - a String specifying the text of the exception message

• ServletException

  public ServletException(java.lang.String message,
                          java.lang.Throwable rootCause)

  Constructs a new servlet exception when the servlet needs to throw an exception and include a message about the "root cause" exception that interfered with its normal operation, including a description message.

  Parameters:

  message - a String containing the text of the exception message

  rootCause - the Throwable exception that interfered with the servlet's normal operation, making this servlet exception necessary

• ServletException

  public ServletException(java.lang.Throwable rootCause)

  Constructs a new servlet exception when the servlet needs to throw an exception and include a message about the "root cause" exception that interfered with its normal operation. The exception's message is based on the localized message of the underlying exception.

  This method calls the getLocalizedMessage method on the Throwable exception to get a localized exception message. When subclassing ServletException, this method can be overridden to create an exception message designed for a specific locale.

  Parameters:

  rootCause - the Throwable exception that interfered with the servlet's normal operation, making the servlet exception necessary

Method Detail

• getRootCause

  public java.lang.Throwable getRootCause()

  Returns the exception that caused this servlet exception.

  Returns:

  the Throwable that caused this servlet exception