## org.apache.batik.xml
Class XMLException

    java.lang.Object
      java.lang.Throwable
          java.lang.Exception
              java.lang.RuntimeException
                  org.apache.batik.xml.XMLException

All Implemented Interfaces:
  java.io.Serializable

public class XMLException
extends java.lang.RuntimeException

This class encapsulates a general XML error or warning.

This class can contain basic error or warning information from either the parser or the application.

If the application needs to pass through other types of exceptions, it must wrap those exceptions in a XMLException.

See Also:
  Serialized Form

Field Summary
`protected java.lang.Exception` `exception`

Constructor Summary
`XMLException(java.lang.Exception e)` Creates a new XMLException wrapping an existing exception.
`XMLException(java.lang.String message)` Creates a new XMLException.
`XMLException(java.lang.String message, java.lang.Exception e)` Creates a new XMLException from an existing exception.

Method Summary
`java.lang.Exception` `getException()` Return the embedded exception, if any.
`java.lang.String` `getMessage()` Return a detail message for this exception.
`void` `printStackTrace()` Prints this `Exception` and its backtrace to the standard error stream.
`void` `printStackTrace(java.io.PrintStream s)` Prints this `Exception` and its backtrace to the specified print stream.
`void` `printStackTrace(java.io.PrintWriter s)` Prints this `Exception` and its backtrace to the specified print writer.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Throwable
`fillInStackTrace, getCause, getLocalizedMessage, getStackTrace, initCause, setStackTrace, toString`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

Field Detail

### exception

    protected java.lang.Exception exception

Constructor Detail

### XMLException

    public XMLException(java.lang.String message)

  Creates a new XMLException.

Parameters:
  `message` - The error or warning message.

### XMLException

    public XMLException(java.lang.Exception e)

  Creates a new XMLException wrapping an existing exception.

  The existing exception will be embedded in the new one, and its message will become the default message for the XMLException.

Parameters:
  `e` - The exception to be wrapped in a XMLException.

### XMLException

    public XMLException(java.lang.String message,
                        java.lang.Exception e)

  Creates a new XMLException from an existing exception.

  The existing exception will be embedded in the new one, but the new exception will have its own message.

Parameters:
  `message` - The detail message.
  `e` - The exception to be wrapped in a SAXException.

Method Detail

### getMessage

    public java.lang.String getMessage()

  Return a detail message for this exception.

  If there is a embedded exception, and if the XMLException has no detail message of its own, this method will return the detail message from the embedded exception.

  Returns:
    The error or warning message.

### getException

    public java.lang.Exception getException()

  Return the embedded exception, if any.

  Returns:
    The embedded exception, or null if there is none.

### printStackTrace

    public void printStackTrace()

  Prints this `Exception` and its backtrace to the standard error stream.

### printStackTrace

    public void printStackTrace(java.io.PrintStream s)

  Prints this `Exception` and its backtrace to the specified print stream.

  Parameters:
    `s` - `PrintStream` to use for output

### printStackTrace

    public void printStackTrace(java.io.PrintWriter s)

  Prints this `Exception` and its backtrace to the specified print writer.

  Parameters:
    `s` - `PrintWriter` to use for output

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