javafe.util
Class FatalError

java.lang.Object
  java.lang.Throwable
      java.lang.Exception
          java.lang.RuntimeException
              javafe.util.FatalError

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public class FatalError

extends java.lang.RuntimeException

A FatalError is an unchecked exception thrown only by ErrorSet.fatal that indicates that a fatal error has been encountered, forcing all further processing to be abandoned. Note that this is really an Exception, not an Error.

The cause and existence of a fatal error will already have been reported to the user by the time the FatalError has been thrown.

FatalError must be caught by the top level of the Tool so that any needed cleanup can be done before the Tool exits. FatalErrors should be caught anywhere else only for local cleanup purposes.

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Serialized Form

Field Summary

private static long

serialVersionUID

Fields inherited from class java.lang.Throwable

Constructor Summary

(package private)

FatalError() Create a FatalError exception.

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

Field Detail

serialVersionUID

private static final long serialVersionUID

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

FatalError

FatalError()

Create a FatalError exception. This constructor is intended to be called only by ErrorSet.fatal.