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017
018package org.apache.commons.codec;
019
020/**
021 * Thrown when there is a failure condition during the decoding process. This exception is thrown when a {@link Decoder}
022 * encounters a decoding specific exception such as invalid data, or characters outside of the expected range.
023 *
024 * @version $Id: DecoderException.html 891688 2013-12-24 20:49:46Z ggregory $
025 */
026public class DecoderException extends Exception {
027
028    /**
029     * Declares the Serial Version Uid.
030     *
031     * @see <a href="http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?AlwaysDeclareSerialVersionUid">Always Declare Serial Version Uid</a>
032     */
033    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
034
035    /**
036     * Constructs a new exception with {@code null} as its detail message. The cause is not initialized, and may
037     * subsequently be initialized by a call to {@link #initCause}.
038     *
039     * @since 1.4
040     */
041    public DecoderException() {
042        super();
043    }
044
045    /**
046     * Constructs a new exception with the specified detail message. The cause is not initialized, and may subsequently
047     * be initialized by a call to {@link #initCause}.
048     *
049     * @param message
050     *            The detail message which is saved for later retrieval by the {@link #getMessage()} method.
051     */
052    public DecoderException(final String message) {
053        super(message);
054    }
055
056    /**
057     * Constructs a new exception with the specified detail message and cause.
058     * <p>
059     * Note that the detail message associated with <code>cause</code> is not automatically incorporated into this
060     * exception's detail message.
061     *
062     * @param message
063     *            The detail message which is saved for later retrieval by the {@link #getMessage()} method.
064     * @param cause
065     *            The cause which is saved for later retrieval by the {@link #getCause()} method. A {@code null}
066     *            value is permitted, and indicates that the cause is nonexistent or unknown.
067     * @since 1.4
068     */
069    public DecoderException(final String message, final Throwable cause) {
070        super(message, cause);
071    }
072
073    /**
074     * Constructs a new exception with the specified cause and a detail message of <code>(cause==null ?
075     * null : cause.toString())</code> (which typically contains the class and detail message of <code>cause</code>).
076     * This constructor is useful for exceptions that are little more than wrappers for other throwables.
077     *
078     * @param cause
079     *            The cause which is saved for later retrieval by the {@link #getCause()} method. A {@code null}
080     *            value is permitted, and indicates that the cause is nonexistent or unknown.
081     * @since 1.4
082     */
083    public DecoderException(final Throwable cause) {
084        super(cause);
085    }
086}