ClassNotFoundException.java   [plain text]

/* ClassNotFoundException.java -- exception thrown when attempting to load
   a class when no definition for the class can be found.
   Copyright (C) 1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

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package java.lang;

import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.PrintStream;
import java.io.PrintWriter;

/**
 * Exceptions may be thrown by one part of a Java program and caught
 * by another in order to deal with exceptional conditions.  This 
 * exception can by thrown by specific methods of <code>ClassLoader</code>
 * and <code>Class</code> when attempting to load a class when no definition
 * for the specified class can be found.
 *
 * @since JDK 1.0
 * 
 * @author Brian Jones
 */
public class ClassNotFoundException extends Exception
{
  static final long serialVersionUID = 9176873029745254542L;

  private Throwable ex = null;
  
  /**
   * Create an exception without a message.
   */
  public ClassNotFoundException()
    {
      super();
    }

  /**
   * Create an exception with a message.
   */
  public ClassNotFoundException(String s)
    {
      super(s);
    }

  /**
   * Create an exception with a message and include the exception 
   * which occurred while loading the class.
   *
   * @param ex the exception which occurred while loading the class
   *
   * @since JDK 1.2
   */
  public ClassNotFoundException(String s, Throwable ex)
    {
      super(s);
      this.ex = ex;
    }

  /**
   * Returns the exception which occurred while loading the class, 
   * otherwise returns null.
   * 
   * @since JDK 1.2
   */
  public Throwable getException()
    {
      return ex;
    }

  /**
   * Print a stack trace of the exception that occurred.
   */
  public void printStackTrace()
    {
      if (ex == null)
        {
          super.printStackTrace();
        }
      else
        {
          ex.printStackTrace();
        }
    }

  /**
   * Print a stack trace of the exception that occurred to 
   * the specified <code>PrintStream</code>.
   */
  public void printStackTrace(PrintStream ps)
    {
      if (ex == null)
        {
          super.printStackTrace(ps);
        }
      else
        {
          ex.printStackTrace(ps);
        }
    }

  /**
   * Print a stack trace of the exception that occurred to 
   * the specified <code>PrintWriter</code>.
   */
  public void printStackTrace(PrintWriter pw)
    {
      if (ex == null)
        {
          super.printStackTrace(pw);
        }
      else
        {
          ex.printStackTrace(pw);
        }
    }

  /**
   * Serialize the object in a manner binary compatible with the JDK 1.2
   */
  private void writeObject(java.io.ObjectOutputStream s) 
    throws IOException
    {
      ObjectOutputStream.PutField oFields;
      oFields = s.putFields();
      oFields.put("ex", this.ex);
      s.writeFields(); 
    }

  /**
   * Deserialize the object in a manner binary compatible with the JDK 1.2
   */    
  private void readObject(java.io.ObjectInputStream s)
    throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException
    {
      ObjectInputStream.GetField oFields;
      oFields = s.readFields();
      ex = (Throwable)oFields.get("ex", (Throwable)null);
    }
}