1 /*
2 This file is part of the xframe software package
3 hosted at http://xframe.sourceforge.net
4
5 Copyright (c) 2003 Kurt Riede.
6
7 This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
8 modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
9 License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
10 version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
11
12 This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
13 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
14 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
15 Lesser General Public License for more details.
16
17 You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
18 License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
19 Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
20 */
21 package net.sf.xframe.ex;
22
23 /***
24 * Interface which all cascadign throwables should implement.
25 * Allows recording of nested exceptions.
26 *
27 * @author <a href="mailto:kriede@users.sourceforge.net">Kurt Riede</a>
28 */
29 public interface CascadingThrowable {
30 /***
31 * Returns the root cause of this <code>Throwable</code>.
32 *
33 * @return a <code>Throwable</code>
34 */
35 Throwable getCause();
36 }