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package org.apache.tools.ant;

Signals an error condition during a build
/** * Signals an error condition during a build */
public class BuildException extends RuntimeException { private static final long serialVersionUID = -5419014565354664240L;
Location in the build file where the exception occurred
/** Location in the build file where the exception occurred */
private Location location = Location.UNKNOWN_LOCATION;
Constructs a build exception with no descriptive information.
/** * Constructs a build exception with no descriptive information. */
public BuildException() { super(); }
Constructs an exception with the given descriptive message.
Params:
  • message – A description of or information about the exception. Should not be null.
/** * Constructs an exception with the given descriptive message. * * @param message A description of or information about the exception. * Should not be {@code null}. */
public BuildException(String message) { super(message); }
Constructs an exception with the given format pattern and arguments.
Params:
  • pattern – A description of or information about the exception. Should not be null.
  • formatArguments – ditto
See Also:
Since:Ant 1.10.2
/** * Constructs an exception with the given format pattern and arguments. * * @param pattern A description of or information about the exception. * Should not be {@code null}. * @param formatArguments ditto * @see String#format(String, Object...) * @since Ant 1.10.2 */
public BuildException(String pattern, Object... formatArguments) { super(String.format(pattern, formatArguments)); }
Constructs an exception with the given message and exception as a root cause.
Params:
  • message – A description of or information about the exception. Should not be null unless a cause is specified.
  • cause – The exception that might have caused this one. May be null.
/** * Constructs an exception with the given message and exception as * a root cause. * * @param message A description of or information about the exception. * Should not be <code>null</code> unless a cause is specified. * @param cause The exception that might have caused this one. * May be <code>null</code>. */
public BuildException(String message, Throwable cause) { super(message, cause); }
Constructs an exception with the given message and exception as a root cause and a location in a file.
Params:
  • msg – A description of or information about the exception. Should not be null unless a cause is specified.
  • cause – The exception that might have caused this one. May be null.
  • location – The location in the project file where the error occurred. Must not be null.
/** * Constructs an exception with the given message and exception as * a root cause and a location in a file. * * @param msg A description of or information about the exception. * Should not be <code>null</code> unless a cause is specified. * @param cause The exception that might have caused this one. * May be <code>null</code>. * @param location The location in the project file where the error * occurred. Must not be <code>null</code>. */
public BuildException(String msg, Throwable cause, Location location) { this(msg, cause); this.location = location; }
Constructs an exception with the given exception as a root cause.
Params:
  • cause – The exception that might have caused this one. Should not be null.
/** * Constructs an exception with the given exception as a root cause. * * @param cause The exception that might have caused this one. * Should not be <code>null</code>. */
public BuildException(Throwable cause) { super(cause); }
Constructs an exception with the given descriptive message and a location in a file.
Params:
  • message – A description of or information about the exception. Should not be null.
  • location – The location in the project file where the error occurred. Must not be null.
/** * Constructs an exception with the given descriptive message and a * location in a file. * * @param message A description of or information about the exception. * Should not be <code>null</code>. * @param location The location in the project file where the error * occurred. Must not be <code>null</code>. */
public BuildException(String message, Location location) { super(message); this.location = location; }
Constructs an exception with the given exception as a root cause and a location in a file.
Params:
  • cause – The exception that might have caused this one. Should not be null.
  • location – The location in the project file where the error occurred. Must not be null.
/** * Constructs an exception with the given exception as * a root cause and a location in a file. * * @param cause The exception that might have caused this one. * Should not be <code>null</code>. * @param location The location in the project file where the error * occurred. Must not be <code>null</code>. */
public BuildException(Throwable cause, Location location) { this(cause); this.location = location; }
Returns the nested exception, if any.
Returns:the nested exception, or null if no exception is associated with this one
Deprecated:Use Throwable.getCause instead.
/** * Returns the nested exception, if any. * * @return the nested exception, or <code>null</code> if no * exception is associated with this one * @deprecated Use {@link #getCause} instead. */
@Deprecated public Throwable getException() { return getCause(); }
Returns the location of the error and the error message.
Returns:the location of the error and the error message
/** * Returns the location of the error and the error message. * * @return the location of the error and the error message */
public String toString() { return location.toString() + getMessage(); }
Sets the file location where the error occurred.
Params:
  • location – The file location where the error occurred. Must not be null.
/** * Sets the file location where the error occurred. * * @param location The file location where the error occurred. * Must not be <code>null</code>. */
public void setLocation(Location location) { this.location = location; }
Returns the file location where the error occurred.
Returns:the file location where the error occurred.
/** * Returns the file location where the error occurred. * * @return the file location where the error occurred. */
public Location getLocation() { return location; } }