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package org.apache.commons.httpclient;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.PrintStream;
import java.io.PrintWriter;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;

Signals that an HTTP or HttpClient exception has occurred.
Author:Laura Werner
Version:$Revision: 480424 $ $Date: 2006-11-29 06:56:49 +0100 (Wed, 29 Nov 2006) $
/** * Signals that an HTTP or HttpClient exception has occurred. * * @author Laura Werner * * @version $Revision: 480424 $ $Date: 2006-11-29 06:56:49 +0100 (Wed, 29 Nov 2006) $ */
public class HttpException extends IOException {
Creates a new HttpException with a null detail message.
/** * Creates a new HttpException with a <tt>null</tt> detail message. */
public HttpException() { super(); this.cause = null; }
Creates a new HttpException with the specified detail message.
Params:
  • message – the exception detail message
/** * Creates a new HttpException with the specified detail message. * * @param message the exception detail message */
public HttpException(String message) { super(message); this.cause = null; }
Creates a new HttpException with the specified detail message and cause.
Params:
  • message – the exception detail message
  • cause – the Throwable that caused this exception, or null if the cause is unavailable, unknown, or not a Throwable
Since:3.0
/** * Creates a new HttpException with the specified detail message and cause. * * @param message the exception detail message * @param cause the <tt>Throwable</tt> that caused this exception, or <tt>null</tt> * if the cause is unavailable, unknown, or not a <tt>Throwable</tt> * * @since 3.0 */
public HttpException(String message, Throwable cause) { super(message); this.cause = cause; // If we're running on JDK 1.4 or later, tell Throwable what the cause was try { Class[] paramsClasses = new Class[] { Throwable.class }; Method initCause = Throwable.class.getMethod("initCause", paramsClasses); initCause.invoke(this, new Object[] { cause }); } catch (Exception e) { // The setCause method must not be available } }
Return the Throwable that caused this exception, or null if the cause is unavailable, unknown, or not a Throwable.
Returns:the Throwable that caused this exception, or null if the cause is unavailable, unknown, or not a Throwable
Since:3.0
/** * Return the <tt>Throwable</tt> that caused this exception, or <tt>null</tt> * if the cause is unavailable, unknown, or not a <tt>Throwable</tt>. * * @return the <tt>Throwable</tt> that caused this exception, or <tt>null</tt> * if the cause is unavailable, unknown, or not a <tt>Throwable</tt> * * @since 3.0 */
public Throwable getCause() { return cause; }
Print this HttpException and its stack trace to the standard error stream.
Since:3.0
/** * Print this HttpException and its stack trace to the standard error stream. * * @since 3.0 */
public void printStackTrace() { printStackTrace(System.err); }
Print this HttpException and its stack trace to the specified print stream.
Params:
  • s – the PrintStream to which the exception and its stack trace should be written
Since:3.0
/** * Print this HttpException and its stack trace to the specified print stream. * * @param s the <tt>PrintStream</tt> to which the exception and its stack trace * should be written * * @since 3.0 */
public void printStackTrace(PrintStream s) { try { // JDK 1.4 has a nice printStackTrace method that prints the cause's stack // trace too and prunes out duplicate stack frames. Call it if possible, // which is determined by checking whether JDK 1.4's getStackTrace method is present Class[] paramsClasses = new Class[] { }; this.getClass().getMethod("getStackTrace", paramsClasses); super.printStackTrace(s); } catch (Exception ex) { // If that didn't work, print it out ourselves // First print this exception's stack trace. super.printStackTrace(s); if (cause != null) { // Print out the exception that caused this one. // This will recurse if the cause is another HttpException. s.print("Caused by: "); cause.printStackTrace(s); } } }
Print this HttpException and its stack trace to the specified print writer.
Params:
  • s – the PrintWriter to which the exception and its stack trace should be written
Since:3.0
/** * Print this HttpException and its stack trace to the specified print writer. * * @param s the <tt>PrintWriter</tt> to which the exception and its stack trace * should be written * * @since 3.0 */
public void printStackTrace(PrintWriter s) { try { // JDK 1.4 has a nice printStackTrace method that prints the cause's stack // trace too and prunes out duplicate stack frames. Call it if possible, // which is determined by checking whether JDK 1.4's getStackTrace method is present Class[] paramsClasses = new Class[] { }; this.getClass().getMethod("getStackTrace", paramsClasses); super.printStackTrace(s); } catch (Exception ex) { // If that didn't work, print it out ourselves // First print this exception's stack trace. super.printStackTrace(s); if (cause != null) { // Print out the exception that caused this one. // This will recurse if the cause is another HttpException. s.print("Caused by: "); cause.printStackTrace(s); } } }
Sets the text description of the reason for an exception.
Params:
  • reason – The reason for the exception.
Deprecated:HttpClient no longer uses this for itself. It is only provided for compatibility with existing clients, and will be removed in a future release.
/** * Sets the text description of the reason for an exception. * * @param reason The reason for the exception. * * @deprecated HttpClient no longer uses this for itself. It is only * provided for compatibility with existing clients, and will be removed * in a future release. */
public void setReason(String reason) { this.reason = reason; }
Get the text description of the reason for an exception.
Deprecated:HttpClient no longer uses this for itself. It is only provided for compatibility with existing clients, and will be removed in a future release.
/** * Get the text description of the reason for an exception. * * @deprecated HttpClient no longer uses this for itself. It is only * provided for compatibility with existing clients, and will be removed * in a future release. */
public String getReason() { return reason; }
Sets the status code description of the reason for an exception.
Params:
  • code – The reason for the exception. This is intended to be an HTTP status code.
Deprecated:HttpClient no longer uses this for itself. It is only provided for compatibility with existing clients, and will be removed in a future release.
/** * Sets the status code description of the reason for an exception. * * @param code The reason for the exception. This is intended to be an * HTTP status code. * * @deprecated HttpClient no longer uses this for itself. It is only * provided for compatibility with existing clients, and will be removed * in a future release. */
public void setReasonCode(int code) { reasonCode = code; }
Get the status code description of the reason for an exception.
Deprecated:HttpClient no longer uses this for itself. It is only provided for compatibility with existing clients, and will be removed in a future release.
/** * Get the status code description of the reason for an exception. * * @deprecated HttpClient no longer uses this for itself. It is only * provided for compatibility with existing clients, and will be removed * in a future release. */
public int getReasonCode() { return this.reasonCode; }
A "reason" string provided for compatibility with older clients.
Deprecated:HttpClient no longer uses this field for itself. It is only provided for compatibility with existing clients.
/** * A "reason" string provided for compatibility with older clients. * * @deprecated HttpClient no longer uses this field for itself. It * is only provided for compatibility with existing clients. */
private String reason;
Reason code for compatibility with older clients.
Deprecated: HttpClient no longer uses this field for itself. It is only provided for compatibility with existing clients.
/** * Reason code for compatibility with older clients. * * @deprecated HttpClient no longer uses this field for itself. * It is only provided for compatibility with existing clients. */
private int reasonCode = HttpStatus.SC_OK;
The original Throwable representing the cause of this error
/** The original Throwable representing the cause of this error */
private final Throwable cause; }