Package com.compomics.util.exceptions

Class ExceptionHandler

java.lang.Object

com.compomics.util.exceptions.ExceptionHandler

Direct Known Subclasses:

CommandLineExceptionHandler, FrameExceptionHandler, WaitingDialogExceptionHandler

public abstract class ExceptionHandler
extends Object

Interface for the general handling of exceptions.

Author:

Marc Vaudel

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
protected HashSet<String>	exceptionCaught	List of caught exceptions.
protected boolean	ignoreExceptions	If true exceptions will be ignored.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ExceptionHandler()	Empty default constructor

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	catchException(Exception e)	Catches an exception and informs the user.
static String	getExceptionType(Exception e)	Returns the exception type.
protected abstract void	notifyUser(Exception e)	Notifies the user that an exception was caught.
void	setIgnoreExceptions(boolean ignoreExceptions)	Sets whether exceptions should be ignored.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Details

exceptionCaught

protected HashSet<String> exceptionCaught

List of caught exceptions.

ignoreExceptions

protected boolean ignoreExceptions

If true exceptions will be ignored.

Constructor Details

ExceptionHandler

public ExceptionHandler()

Empty default constructor

Method Details

catchException

public void catchException(Exception e)

Catches an exception and informs the user.

Parameters:

e - the exception caught

notifyUser

protected abstract void notifyUser(Exception e)

Notifies the user that an exception was caught.

Parameters:

e - the exception to catch

getExceptionType

public static String getExceptionType(Exception e)

Returns the exception type.

Parameters:

e - the exception to get the type fro

Returns:

the exception type as a string

setIgnoreExceptions

public void setIgnoreExceptions(boolean ignoreExceptions)

Sets whether exceptions should be ignored.

Parameters:

ignoreExceptions - if true exceptions will be ignored