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package java.security;
/**
* {@code PrivilegedActionException} wraps exceptions which are thrown from
* within privileged operations.
* <p>
* Privileged actions which can throw exceptions are of type {@code
* PrivilegedExceptionAction} and are thrown by
* <ul>
* {@code AccessController#doPrivileged(PrivilegedExceptionAction)}<br>
* {@code AccessController#doPrivileged(PrivilegedExceptionAction,
* AccessControlContext)} </br>
* </ul>
*
* @see PrivilegedExceptionAction
* @see AccessController#doPrivileged(PrivilegedExceptionAction)
* @see AccessController#doPrivileged(PrivilegedExceptionAction,
* AccessControlContext)
*/
public class PrivilegedActionException extends Exception {
private static final long serialVersionUID = 4724086851538908602l;
private Exception exception;
/**
* Constructs a new instance of {@code PrivilegedActionException} with the
* cause.
*
* @param ex
* the exception which is the cause for this exception.
*/
public PrivilegedActionException(Exception ex) {
super(ex);
this.exception = ex;
}
/**
* Returns the exception that was thrown by a
* {@code PrivilegedExceptionAction}.
*
* @return the exception that was thrown by a
* {@code PrivilegedExceptionAction}.
*/
public Exception getException() {
return exception; // return ( getCause() instanceof Exception ) ?
// getCause() : null;
}
/**
* Returns the exception that was thrown by a
* {@code PrivilegedExceptionAction}.
*
* @return the exception that was thrown by a
* {@code PrivilegedExceptionAction}.
*/
@Override
public Throwable getCause() {
return exception;
}
/**
* Returns a string containing a concise, human-readable description of this
* {@code PrivilegedActionException}.
*
* @return a printable representation for this {@code
* PrivilegedActionException}.
*/
@Override
public String toString() {
String s = getClass().getName();
return exception == null ? s : s + ": " + exception;
}
}