File	Doc	Category	Size	Date	Package
ServletException.java	API Doc	Apache Tomcat 6.0.14	3432	Fri Jul 20 04:20:34 BST 2007	javax.servlet

ServletException

• java.lang.Object
  • java.lang.Throwable
    • java.lang.Exception

Fields Summary

Constructors Summary
public ServletException() Constructs a new servlet exception. super();
public ServletException(String message) Constructs a new servlet exception with the specified message. The message can be written to the server log and/or displayed for the user. param message a String specifying the text of the exception message super(message);
public ServletException(String message, Throwable rootCause) Constructs a new servlet exception when the servlet needs to throw an exception and include a message about the "root cause" exception that interfered with its normal operation, including a description message. param message a String containing the text of the exception message param rootCause the Throwable exception that interfered with the servlet's normal operation, making this servlet exception necessary super(message, rootCause);
public ServletException(Throwable rootCause) Constructs a new servlet exception when the servlet needs to throw an exception and include a message about the "root cause" exception that interfered with its normal operation. The exception's message is based on the localized message of the underlying exception. This method calls the getLocalizedMessage method on the Throwable exception to get a localized exception message. When subclassing ServletException, this method can be overridden to create an exception message designed for a specific locale. param rootCause the Throwable exception that interfered with the servlet's normal operation, making the servlet exception necessary super(rootCause);

Methods Summary
public java.lang.Throwable	getRootCause() Returns the exception that caused this servlet exception. return the Throwable that caused this servlet exception return getCause();