001    /*
002     * Copyright 2002-2004 the original author or authors.
003     *
004     * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
005     * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
006     * the License at
007     *
008     * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
009     *
010     * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
011     * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
012     * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
013     * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
014     * the License.
015     */
016    package org.springframework.richclient.application;
017    
018    /**
019     * Indicates that an application-level programming error or a runtime
020     * configuration error has occurred.
021     *
022     * <p>
023     * This exception should not be thrown for errors such as invalid user
024     * input or data access errors. Basically, this represents a defect in the
025     * program or its runtime configuration. This is a very general top-level
026     * exception. Before creating and throwing a new instance of this type,
027     * consider if a more specific subclass would be more appropriate.
028     * </p>
029     *
030     */
031    public class ApplicationException extends RuntimeException {
032    
033        private static final long serialVersionUID = 1732836822446152658L;
034    
035        /**
036         * Creates a new {@code ApplicationException}.
037         */
038        public ApplicationException() {
039            super();
040        }
041    
042        /**
043             * Creates a new {@code ApplicationException} with the specified message.
044             *
045             * @param message The detail message.
046             */
047        public ApplicationException(String message) {
048            super(message);
049        }
050    
051        /**
052         * Creates a new {@code ApplicationException} with the specified message
053         * and nested exception.
054         *
055         * @param message The detail message.
056         * @param cause The nested exception.
057         */
058        public ApplicationException(String message, Throwable cause) {
059            super(message, cause);
060        }
061    
062        /**
063         * Creates a new {@code ApplicationException} with the specified nested exception.
064         *
065         * @param cause The nested exception.
066         */
067        public ApplicationException(Throwable cause) {
068            super(cause);
069        }
070    
071    }