org.osgi.framework
Class ServiceException

java.lang.Object
  java.lang.Throwable
      java.lang.Exception
          java.lang.RuntimeException
              org.osgi.framework.ServiceException

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

ServiceUnavailableException

public class ServiceException
extends java.lang.RuntimeException

A service exception used to indicate that a service problem occurred.

A ServiceException object is created by the Framework or service implementation to denote an exception condition in the service. A type code is used to identify the exception type for future extendability. Service implementations may also create subclasses of ServiceException. When subclassing, the subclass should set the type to SUBCLASSED to indicate that ServiceException has been subclassed.

This exception conforms to the general purpose exception chaining mechanism.

Since:

1.5

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Serialized Form

Field Summary

static int	FACTORY_ERROR The service factory produced an invalid service object.
static int	FACTORY_EXCEPTION The service factory threw an exception.
static int	REMOTE An error occurred invoking a remote service.
static int	SUBCLASSED The exception is a subclass of ServiceException.
static int	UNREGISTERED The service has been unregistered.
static int	UNSPECIFIED No exception type is unspecified.

Constructor Summary

ServiceException(java.lang.String msg)
Creates a ServiceException with the specified message.

ServiceException(java.lang.String msg, int type)
Creates a ServiceException with the specified message and type.

ServiceException(java.lang.String msg, int type, java.lang.Throwable cause)
Creates a ServiceException with the specified message, type and exception cause.

ServiceException(java.lang.String msg, java.lang.Throwable cause)
Creates a ServiceException with the specified message and exception cause.

Method Summary

int	getType() Returns the type for this exception or UNSPECIFIED if the type was unspecified or unknown.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Throwable

fillInStackTrace, getCause, getLocalizedMessage, getMessage, getStackTrace, initCause, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, setStackTrace

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

UNSPECIFIED

public static final int UNSPECIFIED

No exception type is unspecified.

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Constant Field Values

UNREGISTERED

public static final int UNREGISTERED

The service has been unregistered.

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Constant Field Values

FACTORY_ERROR

public static final int FACTORY_ERROR

The service factory produced an invalid service object.

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Constant Field Values

FACTORY_EXCEPTION

public static final int FACTORY_EXCEPTION

The service factory threw an exception.

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Constant Field Values

SUBCLASSED

public static final int SUBCLASSED

The exception is a subclass of ServiceException. The subclass should be examined for the type of the exception.

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Constant Field Values

REMOTE

public static final int REMOTE

An error occurred invoking a remote service.

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

ServiceException

public ServiceException(java.lang.String msg,
                        java.lang.Throwable cause)

Creates a ServiceException with the specified message and exception cause.

Parameters:

msg - The associated message.

cause - The cause of this exception.

ServiceException

public ServiceException(java.lang.String msg)

Creates a ServiceException with the specified message.

Parameters:

msg - The message.

ServiceException

public ServiceException(java.lang.String msg,
                        int type,
                        java.lang.Throwable cause)

Creates a ServiceException with the specified message, type and exception cause.

Parameters:

msg - The associated message.

type - The type for this exception.

cause - The cause of this exception.

ServiceException

public ServiceException(java.lang.String msg,
                        int type)

Creates a ServiceException with the specified message and type.

Parameters:

msg - The message.

type - The type for this exception.

Method Detail

getType

public int getType()

Returns the type for this exception or UNSPECIFIED if the type was unspecified or unknown.

Returns:

The type of this exception.