org.opencms.main
Class CmsMultiException

java.lang.Object
  java.lang.Throwable
      java.lang.Exception
          org.opencms.main.CmsException
              org.opencms.main.CmsMultiException

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, I_CmsThrowable

public class CmsMultiException
extends CmsException

A multi exception is a container for several exception messages that may be caused by an internal operation.

This is provided so that the user can see a full picuture of all the issues that have been caused in an operation, rather then only one (usually the first) issue.

Since:

2.0.0

Version:

$Revision: 1.8 $

Author:

Alexander Kandzior

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

protected java.util.List	m_exceptions The list of internal exceptions.
protected boolean	m_individualMessage Indicates if the message has been set as individual message.

Fields inherited from class org.opencms.main.CmsException

m_message

Constructor Summary

CmsMultiException()
Creates a new multi exception, a container for several exception messages.

CmsMultiException(CmsMessageContainer message)
Creates a new multi exception using the given base message.

CmsMultiException(java.util.List exceptions)
Creates a new multi exception for the given list of CmsException instances.

Method Summary

void	addException(CmsException exception) Adds an Exception to the list of Exceptions kept in this multi Exception.
void	addExceptions(java.util.List exceptions) Adds all Exceptions in the given List to the list of Exceptions kept in this multi Exception.
CmsException	createException(CmsMessageContainer container, java.lang.Throwable cause) Creates a copied instance of this localized exception.
java.util.List	getExceptions() Returns the (unmodifiable) List of exceptions that are tored in this multi exception.
java.lang.String	getLocalizedMessage() Returns a localized message composed of all contained exceptions.
java.lang.String	getLocalizedMessage(java.util.Locale locale) Returns a localized message for the given locale composed of all contained exceptions.
java.lang.String	getMessage(java.util.Locale locale) Returns the individual message (if set) or an empty String.
boolean	hasExceptions() Returns true if this multi exceptions contains at last one individual Exception.
boolean	hasIndividualMessage() Returns true if this multi message has an individual base message set.
protected void	setExceptions(java.util.List exceptions) Updates the internal list of stored exceptions.
void	setMessage(CmsMessageContainer message) Sets an individual message for the multi exception base message.
protected void	updateMessage() Updates the intenal message for the Exception.

Methods inherited from class org.opencms.main.CmsException

getFormattedErrorstack, getMessage, getMessageContainer, getStackTraceAsString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Throwable

fillInStackTrace, getCause, getStackTrace, initCause, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, setStackTrace, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

m_exceptions

protected java.util.List m_exceptions

The list of internal exceptions.

m_individualMessage

protected boolean m_individualMessage

Indicates if the message has been set as individual message.

Constructor Detail

CmsMultiException

public CmsMultiException()

Creates a new multi exception, a container for several exception messages.

CmsMultiException

public CmsMultiException(CmsMessageContainer message)

Creates a new multi exception using the given base message.

Parameters:

message - the basic message to use

CmsMultiException

public CmsMultiException(java.util.List exceptions)

Creates a new multi exception for the given list of CmsException instances.

Parameters:

exceptions - a list of CmsException instances

Method Detail

addException

public void addException(CmsException exception)

Adds an Exception to the list of Exceptions kept in this multi Exception.

Parameters:

exception - the Exception to add

addExceptions

public void addExceptions(java.util.List exceptions)

Adds all Exceptions in the given List to the list of Exceptions kept in this multi Exception.

Parameters:

exceptions - the Exceptions to add

createException

public CmsException createException(CmsMessageContainer container,
                                    java.lang.Throwable cause)

Description copied from class: CmsException

Creates a copied instance of this localized exception.

Overrides:

createException in class CmsException

Parameters:

container - the message container

cause - the root cause

Returns:

a copied instance of this localized exception

See Also:

CmsException.createException(org.opencms.i18n.CmsMessageContainer, java.lang.Throwable)

getExceptions

public java.util.List getExceptions()

Returns the (unmodifiable) List of exceptions that are tored in this multi exception.

Returns:

the (unmodifiable) List of exceptions that are tored in this multi exception

getLocalizedMessage

public java.lang.String getLocalizedMessage()

Returns a localized message composed of all contained exceptions.

Specified by:

getLocalizedMessage in interface I_CmsThrowable

Overrides:

getLocalizedMessage in class CmsException

Returns:

a localized exception message based on the OpenCms default locale

See Also:

Throwable.getLocalizedMessage()

getLocalizedMessage

public java.lang.String getLocalizedMessage(java.util.Locale locale)

Returns a localized message for the given locale composed of all contained exceptions.

Specified by:

getLocalizedMessage in interface I_CmsThrowable

Overrides:

getLocalizedMessage in class CmsException

Parameters:

locale - the Locale to get the message for

Returns:

a localized exception message based on the given Locale

See Also:

I_CmsThrowable.getLocalizedMessage(java.util.Locale)

getMessage

public java.lang.String getMessage(java.util.Locale locale)

Returns the individual message (if set) or an empty String.

Parameters:

locale - the locale for the message to generate

Returns:

the individual message (if set) or an empty String

hasExceptions

public boolean hasExceptions()

Returns true if this multi exceptions contains at last one individual Exception.

Returns:

true if this multi exceptions contains at last one individual Exception

hasIndividualMessage

public boolean hasIndividualMessage()

Returns true if this multi message has an individual base message set.

Returns:

true if this multi message has an individual base message set

See Also:

setMessage(CmsMessageContainer)

setMessage

public void setMessage(CmsMessageContainer message)

Sets an individual message for the multi exception base message.

If no individual message has been set, a default message using the key Messages.ERR_MULTI_EXCEPTION_1 will be used.

If null is given as parameter, any individual message that has been set is reset to the default message.

Parameters:

message - the message to set

setExceptions

protected void setExceptions(java.util.List exceptions)

Updates the internal list of stored exceptions.

Parameters:

exceptions - the exceptions to use (will replace the current exception list)

updateMessage

protected void updateMessage()

Updates the intenal message for the Exception.