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25 
26 package java.lang;
27 
28 /**
29  * The class {@code Exception} and its subclasses are a form of
30  * {@code Throwable} that indicates conditions that a reasonable
31  * application might want to catch.
32  *
33  * <p>The class {@code Exception} and any subclasses that are not also
34  * subclasses of {@link RuntimeException} are <em>checked
35  * exceptions</em>.  Checked exceptions need to be declared in a
36  * method or constructor's {@code throws} clause if they can be thrown
37  * by the execution of the method or constructor and propagate outside
38  * the method or constructor boundary.
39  *
40  * @author  Frank Yellin
41  * @see     java.lang.Error
42  * @jls 11.2 Compile-Time Checking of Exceptions
43  * @since   JDK1.0
44  */
45 public class Exception extends Throwable {
46     static final long serialVersionUID = -3387516993124229948L;
47 
48     /**
49      * Constructs a new exception with {@code null} as its detail message.
50      * The cause is not initialized, and may subsequently be initialized by a
51      * call to {@link #initCause}.
52      */
Exception()53     public Exception() {
54         super();
55     }
56 
57     /**
58      * Constructs a new exception with the specified detail message.  The
59      * cause is not initialized, and may subsequently be initialized by
60      * a call to {@link #initCause}.
61      *
62      * @param   message   the detail message. The detail message is saved for
63      *          later retrieval by the {@link #getMessage()} method.
64      */
Exception(String message)65     public Exception(String message) {
66         super(message);
67     }
68 
69     /**
70      * Constructs a new exception with the specified detail message and
71      * cause.  <p>Note that the detail message associated with
72      * {@code cause} is <i>not</i> automatically incorporated in
73      * this exception's detail message.
74      *
75      * @param  message the detail message (which is saved for later retrieval
76      *         by the {@link #getMessage()} method).
77      * @param  cause the cause (which is saved for later retrieval by the
78      *         {@link #getCause()} method).  (A <tt>null</tt> value is
79      *         permitted, and indicates that the cause is nonexistent or
80      *         unknown.)
81      * @since  1.4
82      */
Exception(String message, Throwable cause)83     public Exception(String message, Throwable cause) {
84         super(message, cause);
85     }
86 
87     /**
88      * Constructs a new exception with the specified cause and a detail
89      * message of <tt>(cause==null ? null : cause.toString())</tt> (which
90      * typically contains the class and detail message of <tt>cause</tt>).
91      * This constructor is useful for exceptions that are little more than
92      * wrappers for other throwables (for example, {@link
93      * java.security.PrivilegedActionException}).
94      *
95      * @param  cause the cause (which is saved for later retrieval by the
96      *         {@link #getCause()} method).  (A <tt>null</tt> value is
97      *         permitted, and indicates that the cause is nonexistent or
98      *         unknown.)
99      * @since  1.4
100      */
Exception(Throwable cause)101     public Exception(Throwable cause) {
102         super(cause);
103     }
104 
105     /**
106      * Constructs a new exception with the specified detail message,
107      * cause, suppression enabled or disabled, and writable stack
108      * trace enabled or disabled.
109      *
110      * @param  message the detail message.
111      * @param cause the cause.  (A {@code null} value is permitted,
112      * and indicates that the cause is nonexistent or unknown.)
113      * @param enableSuppression whether or not suppression is enabled
114      *                          or disabled
115      * @param writableStackTrace whether or not the stack trace should
116      *                           be writable
117      * @since 1.7
118      */
Exception(String message, Throwable cause, boolean enableSuppression, boolean writableStackTrace)119     protected Exception(String message, Throwable cause,
120                         boolean enableSuppression,
121                         boolean writableStackTrace) {
122         super(message, cause, enableSuppression, writableStackTrace);
123     }
124 }
125