org.apache.uima
Class InternationalizedException

java.lang.Object
  java.lang.Throwable
      java.lang.Exception
          org.apache.uima.InternationalizedException

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

PackageCreatorException, UIMAException

public class InternationalizedException
extends Exception

The InternationalizedException class adds internationalization support to the standard functionality provided by java.lang.Exception.

To support internationalization, the thrower of an exception must not specify a hardcoded message string. Instead, the thrower specifies a key that identifies the message. That key is then looked up in a locale-specific ResourceBundle to find the actual message associated with this exception.

This class also supports arguments to messages. The full message will be constructed using the MessageFormat class. For more information on internationalization, see the Java Internationalization Guide.

This version of this class works with JDK versions prior to 1.4, since it does not assume support for exception chaining. The file InternationalizedException.java_1_4 is a version that uses the exception chaining support built-in to JDK1.4.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

InternationalizedException()
Creates a new InternationalizedException with a null message.

InternationalizedException(String aResourceBundleName, String aMessageKey, Object[] aArguments)
Creates a new InternationalizedException with the specified message.

InternationalizedException(String aResourceBundleName, String aMessageKey, Object[] aArguments, Throwable aCause)
Creates a new InternationalizedException with the specified message and cause.

InternationalizedException(Throwable aCause)
Creates a new InternationalizedException with the specified cause and a null message.

Method Summary

Object[]	getArguments() Gets the arguments to this exception's message.
Throwable	getCause() Gets the cause of this Exception.
String	getLocalizedMessage() Gets the localized detail message for this exception.
String	getLocalizedMessage(Locale aLocale) Gets the localized detail message for this exception using the specified Locale.
String	getMessage() Gets the English detail message for this exception.
String	getMessageKey() Gets the identifier for this exception's message.
String	getResourceBundleName() Gets the base name of the resource bundle in which the message for this exception is located.
boolean	hasMessageKey(String messageKey) Checks if this exception, or any of its root causes, has a particular UIMA message key.
Throwable	initCause(Throwable cause)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Throwable

fillInStackTrace, getStackTrace, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, setStackTrace, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

InternationalizedException

public InternationalizedException()

Creates a new InternationalizedException with a null message.

InternationalizedException

public InternationalizedException(Throwable aCause)

Creates a new InternationalizedException with the specified cause and a null message.

Parameters:

aCause - the original exception that caused this exception to be thrown, if any

InternationalizedException

public InternationalizedException(String aResourceBundleName,
                                  String aMessageKey,
                                  Object[] aArguments)

Creates a new InternationalizedException with the specified message.

Parameters:

aResourceBundleName - the base name of the resource bundle in which the message for this exception is located.

aMessageKey - an identifier that maps to the message for this exception. The message may contain placeholders for arguments as defined by the MessageFormat class.

aArguments - The arguments to the message. null may be used if the message has no arguments.

InternationalizedException

public InternationalizedException(String aResourceBundleName,
                                  String aMessageKey,
                                  Object[] aArguments,
                                  Throwable aCause)

Creates a new InternationalizedException with the specified message and cause.

Parameters:

aResourceBundleName - the base name of the resource bundle in which the message for this exception is located.

aMessageKey - an identifier that maps to the message for this exception. The message may contain placeholders for arguments as defined by the MessageFormat class.

aArguments - The arguments to the message. null may be used if the message has no arguments.

aCause - the original exception that caused this exception to be thrown, if any

Method Detail

getResourceBundleName

public String getResourceBundleName()

Gets the base name of the resource bundle in which the message for this exception is located.

Returns:

the resource bundle base name. May return null if this exception has no message.

getMessageKey

public String getMessageKey()

Gets the identifier for this exception's message. This identifier can be looked up in this exception's ResourceBundle to get the locale-specific message for this exception.

Returns:

the resource identifier for this exception's message. May return null if this exception has no message.

getArguments

public Object[] getArguments()

Gets the arguments to this exception's message. Arguments allow a InternationalizedException to have a compound message, made up of multiple parts that are concatenated in a language-neutral way.

Returns:

the arguments to this exception's message.

getMessage

public String getMessage()

Gets the English detail message for this exception. For the localized message use getLocalizedMessage().

Overrides:

getMessage in class Throwable

Returns:

the English detail message for this exception.

getLocalizedMessage

public String getLocalizedMessage()

Gets the localized detail message for this exception. This uses the default Locale for this JVM. A Locale may be specified using getLocalizedMessage(Locale).

Overrides:

getLocalizedMessage in class Throwable

Returns:

this exception's detail message, localized for the default Locale.

getLocalizedMessage

public String getLocalizedMessage(Locale aLocale)

Gets the localized detail message for this exception using the specified Locale.

Parameters:

aLocale - the locale to use for localizing the message

Returns:

this exception's detail message, localized for the specified Locale.

getCause

public Throwable getCause()

Gets the cause of this Exception.

Overrides:

getCause in class Throwable

Returns:

the Throwable that caused this Exception to occur, if any. Returns null if there is no such cause.

hasMessageKey

public boolean hasMessageKey(String messageKey)

Checks if this exception, or any of its root causes, has a particular UIMA message key. This allows checking for particular error condition

Parameters:

messageKey - to search for in the exception chain

Returns:

initCause

public Throwable initCause(Throwable cause)

Overrides:

initCause in class Throwable