libjava/java/lang/reflect/InvocationTargetException.java

/* InvocationTargetException.java - Wrapper exception for reflection
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package java.lang.reflect;

import java.io.PrintStream;
import java.io.PrintWriter;

/* Written using "Java Class Libraries", 2nd edition, ISBN 0-201-31002-3
 * "The Java Language Specification", ISBN 0-201-63451-1
 * Status:  Believed complete and correct.
 */

/**
 * InvocationTargetException is sort of a way to "wrap" whatever exception 
 * comes up when a method or constructor is called via Reflection.
 *
 * @author John Keiser
 * @version 1.1.0, 31 May 1998
 * @author Tom Tromey <tromey@cygnus.com>
 * @date December 12, 1998
 *
 * @see Method#invoke(Object,Object[])
 * @see Constructor#newInstance(Object[])
 */

public class InvocationTargetException extends Exception 
{
  static final long serialVersionUID = 4085088731926701167L;

  private Throwable target = null;
  
  protected InvocationTargetException() 
    {
      super();
    }
  
  /**
   * Create an <code>InvocationTargetException</code> using another 
   * exception.
   * @param targetException the exception to wrap
   */
  public InvocationTargetException(Throwable targetException) 
    {
      super(targetException.toString());
      target = targetException;
    }
  
  /** 
   * Create an <code>InvocationTargetException</code> using another 
   * exception and an error message.
   *
   * @param targetException the exception to wrap
   * @param err an extra reason for the exception-throwing
   */
  public InvocationTargetException(Throwable targetException, String err) 
    {
      super(err);
      target = targetException;
    }
  
  /**
   * Get the wrapped (targeted) exception.
   * 
   * @return the targeted exception.
   */
  public Throwable getTargetException() 
    {
      return target;
    }

  public void printStackTrace()
    {
      if (target == null)
	super.printStackTrace();
      else
      {
	System.err.print(this.getClass() + ": ");
	target.printStackTrace();
      }
    }

  public void printStackTrace(PrintStream ps)
    {
      if (target == null)
	super.printStackTrace(ps);
      else
      {
	ps.print(this.getClass() + ": ");
	target.printStackTrace(ps);
      }
    }

  public void printStackTrace(PrintWriter pw)
    {
      if (target == null)
	super.printStackTrace(pw);
      else
      {
	pw.print(this.getClass() + ": ");
	target.printStackTrace(pw);
      }
    }
}