Java™ Platform
Standard Ed. 6

javax.xml.crypto.dsig
Class XMLSignatureException

java.lang.Object
  extended by java.lang.Throwable
      extended by java.lang.Exception
          extended by javax.xml.crypto.dsig.XMLSignatureException
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable

public class XMLSignatureException
extends Exception

Indicates an exceptional condition that occured during the XML signature generation or validation process.

An XMLSignatureException can contain a cause: another throwable that caused this XMLSignatureException to get thrown.

Since:
1.6
See Also:
Serialized Form

Constructor Summary
XMLSignatureException()
          Constructs a new XMLSignatureException with null as its detail message.
XMLSignatureException(String message)
          Constructs a new XMLSignatureException with the specified detail message.
XMLSignatureException(String message, Throwable cause)
          Constructs a new XMLSignatureException with the specified detail message and cause.
XMLSignatureException(Throwable cause)
          Constructs a new XMLSignatureException with the specified cause and a detail message of (cause==null ? null : cause.toString()) (which typically contains the class and detail message of cause).
 
Method Summary
 Throwable getCause()
          Returns the cause of this XMLSignatureException or null if the cause is nonexistent or unknown.
 void printStackTrace()
          Prints this XMLSignatureException, its backtrace and the cause's backtrace to the standard error stream.
 void printStackTrace(PrintStream s)
          Prints this XMLSignatureException, its backtrace and the cause's backtrace to the specified print stream.
 void printStackTrace(PrintWriter s)
          Prints this XMLSignatureException, its backtrace and the cause's backtrace to the specified print writer.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Throwable
fillInStackTrace, getLocalizedMessage, getMessage, getStackTrace, initCause, setStackTrace, toString
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

XMLSignatureException

public XMLSignatureException()
Constructs a new XMLSignatureException with null as its detail message.


XMLSignatureException

public XMLSignatureException(String message)
Constructs a new XMLSignatureException with the specified detail message.

Parameters:
message - the detail message

XMLSignatureException

public XMLSignatureException(String message,
                             Throwable cause)
Constructs a new XMLSignatureException with the specified detail message and cause.

Note that the detail message associated with cause is not automatically incorporated in this exception's detail message.

Parameters:
message - the detail message
cause - the cause (A null value is permitted, and indicates that the cause is nonexistent or unknown.)

XMLSignatureException

public XMLSignatureException(Throwable cause)
Constructs a new XMLSignatureException with the specified cause and a detail message of (cause==null ? null : cause.toString()) (which typically contains the class and detail message of cause).

Parameters:
cause - the cause (A null value is permitted, and indicates that the cause is nonexistent or unknown.)
Method Detail

getCause

public Throwable getCause()
Returns the cause of this XMLSignatureException or null if the cause is nonexistent or unknown. (The cause is the throwable that caused this XMLSignatureException to get thrown.)

Overrides:
getCause in class Throwable
Returns:
the cause of this XMLSignatureException or null if the cause is nonexistent or unknown.

printStackTrace

public void printStackTrace()
Prints this XMLSignatureException, its backtrace and the cause's backtrace to the standard error stream.

Overrides:
printStackTrace in class Throwable

printStackTrace

public void printStackTrace(PrintStream s)
Prints this XMLSignatureException, its backtrace and the cause's backtrace to the specified print stream.

Overrides:
printStackTrace in class Throwable
Parameters:
s - PrintStream to use for output

printStackTrace

public void printStackTrace(PrintWriter s)
Prints this XMLSignatureException, its backtrace and the cause's backtrace to the specified print writer.

Overrides:
printStackTrace in class Throwable
Parameters:
s - PrintWriter to use for output

Java™ Platform
Standard Ed. 6

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