001    /* SecurityException.java -- thrown to indicate a security violation
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037    
038    
039    package java.lang;
040    
041    /**
042     * The security manager will throw this exception to indicate a security
043     * violation.  This can occur any time an operation is attempted which is
044     * deemed unsafe by the current security policies.
045     *
046     * @author Brian Jones
047     * @author Warren Levy (warrenl@cygnus.com)
048     * @author Andrew John Hughes (gnu_andrew@member.fsf.org)
049     * @see SecurityManager
050     * @status updated to 1.5
051     */
052    public class SecurityException extends RuntimeException
053    {
054      /**
055       * Compatible with JDK 1.0+.
056       */
057      private static final long serialVersionUID = 6878364983674394167L;
058    
059      /**
060       * Create an exception without a message.
061       */
062      public SecurityException()
063      {
064      }
065    
066      /**
067       * Create an exception with a message.
068       *
069       * @param s the message
070       */
071      public SecurityException(String s)
072      {
073        super(s);
074      }
075    
076      /**
077       * <p>
078       * Constructs a <code>SecurityException</code> using
079       * the specified error message, which should give further details
080       * as to the reason for this exception.  The specified cause
081       * <code>Throwable</code> may be used to provide additional history,
082       * with regards to the root of the problem.  It is perfectly valid
083       * for this to be null, if the cause of the problem is unknown.
084       * </p>
085       * <p>
086       * <strong>Note</strong>: the detail message from the cause is not
087       * automatically incorporated into the resulting detail message of
088       * this exception.
089       * </p>
090       * 
091       * @param message the detail message, which should give the reason for
092       *                this exception being thrown.
093       * @param cause the cause of this exception, or null if the cause
094       *              is unknown.
095       * @since 1.5
096       */
097      public SecurityException(String message, Throwable cause)
098      {
099        super(message, cause);
100      }
101    
102      /**
103       * <p>
104       * Constructs a <code>SecurityException</code> using
105       * the specified cause <code>Throwable</code>, which may be used
106       * to provide additional history, with regards to the root of the
107       * problem.  It is perfectly valid for this to be null, if the
108       * cause of the problem is unknown.
109       * </p>
110       * <p>
111       * The detail message is automatically constructed from the detail
112       * message of the supplied causal exception.  If the cause is null,
113       * then the detail message will also be null.  Otherwise, the detail
114       * message of this exception will be that of the causal exception.
115       * This makes this constructor very useful for simply wrapping another
116       * exception.
117       * </p>
118       * 
119       * @param cause the cause of this exception, or null if the cause
120       *              is unknown.
121       * @since 1.5
122       */
123      public SecurityException(Throwable cause)
124      {
125        super(cause);
126      }
127    
128    }