com.ibm.portal
Class ModelException

java.lang.Object
  java.lang.Throwable
      java.lang.Exception
          com.ibm.portal.ModelException

All Implemented Interfaces:

Localized, java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

CannotCommitException, CannotDeleteNodeException, CannotInsertNodeException, CannotInstantiateControllerException, CannotInstantiateModifiableNodeException, CannotModifyException, CannotResumeControllerException, CannotSuspendControllerException, DataException, ObjectNotFoundException

public abstract class ModelException
extends java.lang.Exception
implements Localized

Occurs when anything unexpected happened while using model API related functions. Root exception, hould be sub-classed by specific exceptions.

Since:

5.1

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

protected	ModelException() Empty constructor
	ModelException(java.lang.Throwable cause) Initializes the exception with the reason of the exception.

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getDescription(java.util.Locale aLocale) Returns the description of this object in the given locale.
ListModel	getLocales() Returns a list model containing the locales that are supported by this object.
java.lang.String	getTitle(java.util.Locale aLocale) Returns the title of this object in the given locale.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Throwable

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

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ModelException

protected ModelException()

Empty constructor

ModelException

public ModelException(java.lang.Throwable cause)

Initializes the exception with the reason of the exception.

Parameters:

cause - Root cause.

Method Detail

getDescription

public java.lang.String getDescription(java.util.Locale aLocale)

Description copied from interface: Localized

Returns the description of this object in the given locale.

Specified by:

getDescription in interface Localized

Parameters:

aLocale - the locale for which to retrieve the description, must not be null.

Returns:

the description of this node in the given locale. If a description is not available in the given locale, this method will return null. It is up to the invoker of the method to implement an appropriate fallback mechanism

getLocales

public ListModel getLocales()

Description copied from interface: Localized

Returns a list model containing the locales that are supported by this object. The presence of a locale in this list does not mean that a title and description is available, but rather that either one or both are available in that locale.

Specified by:

getLocales in interface Localized

Returns:

a list of locales defined for this object, returns an empty ListModel if no locales are supported.

getTitle

public java.lang.String getTitle(java.util.Locale aLocale)

Description copied from interface: Localized

Returns the title of this object in the given locale.

Specified by:

getTitle in interface Localized

Parameters:

aLocale - the locale for which to retrieve the title, must not be null.

Returns:

the title of this node in the given locale. If a title is not available in the given locale, this method will return null. It is up to the invoker of the method to implement an appropriate fallback mechanism.