java.security.cert
Class CertPathBuilderException

java.lang.Object
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  +--java.lang.Throwable
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        +--java.lang.Exception
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              +--java.security.GeneralSecurityException
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                    +--java.security.cert.CertPathBuilderException
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable

public class CertPathBuilderException
extends GeneralSecurityException

An exception indicating one of a variety of problems encountered when building a certification path with a CertPathBuilder.

A CertPathBuilderException provides support for wrapping exceptions. The getInternalException method returns the internal exception, if any, that caused this exception to be thrown.

Concurrent Access

Unless otherwise specified, the methods defined in this class are not thread-safe. Multiple threads that need to access a single object concurrently should synchronize amongst themselves and provide the necessary locking. Multiple threads each manipulating separate objects need not synchronize.

Since:
1.4
See Also:
CertPathBuilder, Serialized Form

Constructor Summary
CertPathBuilderException()
          Creates a CertPathBuilderException with null as its detail message.
CertPathBuilderException(Exception e)
          Creates a CertPathBuilderException that wraps the specified internal exception.
CertPathBuilderException(String msg)
          Creates a CertPathBuilderException with the given detail message.
CertPathBuilderException(String msg, Exception e)
          Creates a CertPathBuilderException with the given detail message and internal exception.
 
Method Summary
 Exception getInternalException()
          Returns the internal (wrapped) exception, or null if there is no internal exception.
 String getMessage()
          Returns the detail message, including the message from the internal (wrapped) exception if there is one.
 void printStackTrace()
          Prints a stack trace to System.err, including the internal exception, if any.
 void printStackTrace(PrintStream ps)
          Prints a stack trace to a PrintStream, including the internal exception, if any.
 void printStackTrace(PrintWriter pw)
          Prints a stack trace to a PrintWriter, including the internal exception, if any.
 String toString()
          Returns a string describing this exception, including a description of the internal (wrapped) exception if there is one.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Throwable
fillInStackTrace, getLocalizedMessage
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

CertPathBuilderException

public CertPathBuilderException()
Creates a CertPathBuilderException with null as its detail message.

CertPathBuilderException

public CertPathBuilderException(String msg)
Creates a CertPathBuilderException with the given detail message. The detail message is a String that describes this particular exception in more detail.
Parameters:
msg - the detail message

CertPathBuilderException

public CertPathBuilderException(Exception e)
Creates a CertPathBuilderException that wraps the specified internal exception. This allows any exception to be converted into a CertPathBuilderException, while retaining information about the wrapped exception, which may be useful for debugging.
Parameters:
e - the internal exception

CertPathBuilderException

public CertPathBuilderException(String msg,
                                Exception e)
Creates a CertPathBuilderException with the given detail message and internal exception.
Parameters:
msg - the detail message
e - the internal exception
Method Detail

getInternalException

public Exception getInternalException()
Returns the internal (wrapped) exception, or null if there is no internal exception.
Returns:
the internal exception, or null if there is no internal exception

getMessage

public String getMessage()
Returns the detail message, including the message from the internal (wrapped) exception if there is one.
Overrides:
getMessage in class Throwable
Returns:
the detail message, or null if neither the message nor internal exception were specified

toString

public String toString()
Returns a string describing this exception, including a description of the internal (wrapped) exception if there is one.
Overrides:
toString in class Throwable
Returns:
a string representation of this CertPathBuilderException

printStackTrace

public void printStackTrace()
Prints a stack trace to System.err, including the internal exception, if any.
Overrides:
printStackTrace in class Throwable

printStackTrace

public void printStackTrace(PrintStream ps)
Prints a stack trace to a PrintStream, including the internal exception, if any.
Overrides:
printStackTrace in class Throwable
Parameters:
ps - the PrintStream to use for output

printStackTrace

public void printStackTrace(PrintWriter pw)
Prints a stack trace to a PrintWriter, including the internal exception, if any.
Overrides:
printStackTrace in class Throwable
Parameters:
pw - the PrintWriter to use for output


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