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// $Id: TransformerException.java 569994 2007-08-27 04:28:57Z mrglavas $

package javax.xml.transform;

import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;

This class specifies an exceptional condition that occurred during the transformation process.
/** * This class specifies an exceptional condition that occurred * during the transformation process. */
public class TransformerException extends Exception { // Added serialVersionUID to preserve binary compatibility private static final long serialVersionUID = 975798773772956428L;
Field locator specifies where the error occurred
/** Field locator specifies where the error occurred */
SourceLocator locator;
Method getLocator retrieves an instance of a SourceLocator object that specifies where an error occurred.
Returns:A SourceLocator object, or null if none was specified.
/** * Method getLocator retrieves an instance of a SourceLocator * object that specifies where an error occurred. * * @return A SourceLocator object, or null if none was specified. */
public SourceLocator getLocator() { return locator; }
Method setLocator sets an instance of a SourceLocator object that specifies where an error occurred.
Params:
  • location – A SourceLocator object, or null to clear the location.
/** * Method setLocator sets an instance of a SourceLocator * object that specifies where an error occurred. * * @param location A SourceLocator object, or null to clear the location. */
public void setLocator(SourceLocator location) { locator = location; }
Field containedException specifies a wrapped exception. May be null.
/** Field containedException specifies a wrapped exception. May be null. */
Throwable containedException;
This method retrieves an exception that this exception wraps.
See Also:
Returns:An Throwable object, or null.
/** * This method retrieves an exception that this exception wraps. * * @return An Throwable object, or null. * @see #getCause */
public Throwable getException() { return containedException; }
Returns the cause of this throwable or null if the cause is nonexistent or unknown. (The cause is the throwable that caused this throwable to get thrown.)
/** * Returns the cause of this throwable or <code>null</code> if the * cause is nonexistent or unknown. (The cause is the throwable that * caused this throwable to get thrown.) */
public Throwable getCause() { return ((containedException == this) ? null : containedException); }
Initializes the cause of this throwable to the specified value. (The cause is the throwable that caused this throwable to get thrown.)

This method can be called at most once. It is generally called from within the constructor, or immediately after creating the throwable. If this throwable was created with TransformerException(Throwable) or TransformerException(String, Throwable), this method cannot be called even once.

Params:
  • cause – the cause (which is saved for later retrieval by the getCause() method). (A null value is permitted, and indicates that the cause is nonexistent or unknown.)
Throws:
Returns: a reference to this Throwable instance.
/** * Initializes the <i>cause</i> of this throwable to the specified value. * (The cause is the throwable that caused this throwable to get thrown.) * * <p>This method can be called at most once. It is generally called from * within the constructor, or immediately after creating the * throwable. If this throwable was created * with {@link #TransformerException(Throwable)} or * {@link #TransformerException(String,Throwable)}, this method cannot be called * even once. * * @param cause the cause (which is saved for later retrieval by the * {@link #getCause()} method). (A <tt>null</tt> value is * permitted, and indicates that the cause is nonexistent or * unknown.) * @return a reference to this <code>Throwable</code> instance. * @throws IllegalArgumentException if <code>cause</code> is this * throwable. (A throwable cannot * be its own cause.) * @throws IllegalStateException if this throwable was * created with {@link #TransformerException(Throwable)} or * {@link #TransformerException(String,Throwable)}, or this method has already * been called on this throwable. */
public synchronized Throwable initCause(Throwable cause) { if (this.containedException != null) { throw new IllegalStateException("Can't overwrite cause"); } if (cause == this) { throw new IllegalArgumentException( "Self-causation not permitted"); } this.containedException = cause; return this; }
Create a new TransformerException.
Params:
  • message – The error or warning message.
/** * Create a new TransformerException. * * @param message The error or warning message. */
public TransformerException(String message) { super(message); this.containedException = null; this.locator = null; }
Create a new TransformerException wrapping an existing exception.
Params:
  • e – The exception to be wrapped.
/** * Create a new TransformerException wrapping an existing exception. * * @param e The exception to be wrapped. */
public TransformerException(Throwable e) { super(e.toString()); this.containedException = e; this.locator = null; }
Wrap an existing exception in a TransformerException.

This is used for throwing processor exceptions before the processing has started.

Params:
  • message – The error or warning message, or null to use the message from the embedded exception.
  • e – Any exception
/** * Wrap an existing exception in a TransformerException. * * <p>This is used for throwing processor exceptions before * the processing has started.</p> * * @param message The error or warning message, or null to * use the message from the embedded exception. * @param e Any exception */
public TransformerException(String message, Throwable e) { super(((message == null) || (message.length() == 0)) ? e.toString() : message); this.containedException = e; this.locator = null; }
Create a new TransformerException from a message and a Locator.

This constructor is especially useful when an application is creating its own exception from within a DocumentHandler callback.

Params:
  • message – The error or warning message.
  • locator – The locator object for the error or warning.
/** * Create a new TransformerException from a message and a Locator. * * <p>This constructor is especially useful when an application is * creating its own exception from within a DocumentHandler * callback.</p> * * @param message The error or warning message. * @param locator The locator object for the error or warning. */
public TransformerException(String message, SourceLocator locator) { super(message); this.containedException = null; this.locator = locator; }
Wrap an existing exception in a TransformerException.
Params:
  • message – The error or warning message, or null to use the message from the embedded exception.
  • locator – The locator object for the error or warning.
  • e – Any exception
/** * Wrap an existing exception in a TransformerException. * * @param message The error or warning message, or null to * use the message from the embedded exception. * @param locator The locator object for the error or warning. * @param e Any exception */
public TransformerException(String message, SourceLocator locator, Throwable e) { super(message); this.containedException = e; this.locator = locator; }
Get the error message with location information appended.
Returns:A String representing the error message with location information appended.
/** * Get the error message with location information * appended. * * @return A <code>String</code> representing the error message with * location information appended. */
public String getMessageAndLocation() { StringBuffer sbuffer = new StringBuffer(); String message = super.getMessage(); if (null != message) { sbuffer.append(message); } if (null != locator) { String systemID = locator.getSystemId(); int line = locator.getLineNumber(); int column = locator.getColumnNumber(); if (null != systemID) { sbuffer.append("; SystemID: "); sbuffer.append(systemID); } if (0 != line) { sbuffer.append("; Line#: "); sbuffer.append(line); } if (0 != column) { sbuffer.append("; Column#: "); sbuffer.append(column); } } return sbuffer.toString(); }
Get the location information as a string.
Returns:A string with location info, or null if there is no location information.
/** * Get the location information as a string. * * @return A string with location info, or null * if there is no location information. */
public String getLocationAsString() { if (null != locator) { StringBuffer sbuffer = new StringBuffer(); String systemID = locator.getSystemId(); int line = locator.getLineNumber(); int column = locator.getColumnNumber(); if (null != systemID) { sbuffer.append("; SystemID: "); sbuffer.append(systemID); } if (0 != line) { sbuffer.append("; Line#: "); sbuffer.append(line); } if (0 != column) { sbuffer.append("; Column#: "); sbuffer.append(column); } return sbuffer.toString(); } else { return null; } }
Print the the trace of methods from where the error originated. This will trace all nested exception objects, as well as this object.
/** * Print the the trace of methods from where the error * originated. This will trace all nested exception * objects, as well as this object. */
public void printStackTrace() { printStackTrace(new java.io.PrintWriter(System.err, true)); }
Print the the trace of methods from where the error originated. This will trace all nested exception objects, as well as this object.
Params:
  • s – The stream where the dump will be sent to.
/** * Print the the trace of methods from where the error * originated. This will trace all nested exception * objects, as well as this object. * @param s The stream where the dump will be sent to. */
public void printStackTrace(java.io.PrintStream s) { printStackTrace(new java.io.PrintWriter(s)); }
Print the the trace of methods from where the error originated. This will trace all nested exception objects, as well as this object.
Params:
  • s – The writer where the dump will be sent to.
/** * Print the the trace of methods from where the error * originated. This will trace all nested exception * objects, as well as this object. * @param s The writer where the dump will be sent to. */
public void printStackTrace(java.io.PrintWriter s) { if (s == null) { s = new java.io.PrintWriter(System.err, true); } try { String locInfo = getLocationAsString(); if (null != locInfo) { s.println(locInfo); } super.printStackTrace(s); } catch (Throwable e) {} boolean isJdk14OrHigher = false; try { Throwable.class.getMethod("getCause",(Class[]) null); isJdk14OrHigher = true; } catch (NoSuchMethodException nsme) { // do nothing } // The printStackTrace method of the Throwable class in jdk 1.4 // and higher will include the cause when printing the backtrace. // The following code is only required when using jdk 1.3 or lower if (!isJdk14OrHigher) { Throwable exception = getException(); for (int i = 0; (i < 10) && (null != exception); i++) { s.println("---------"); try { if (exception instanceof TransformerException) { String locInfo = ((TransformerException) exception) .getLocationAsString(); if (null != locInfo) { s.println(locInfo); } } exception.printStackTrace(s); } catch (Throwable e) { s.println("Could not print stack trace..."); } try { Method meth = ((Object) exception).getClass().getMethod("getException", (Class[]) null); if (null != meth) { Throwable prev = exception; exception = (Throwable) meth.invoke(exception, (Object[]) null); if (prev == exception) { break; } } else { exception = null; } } catch (InvocationTargetException ite) { exception = null; } catch (IllegalAccessException iae) { exception = null; } catch (NoSuchMethodException nsme) { exception = null; } } } // insure output is written s.flush(); } }