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package com.sun.j2ee.blueprints.supplier.tools.populate;


/**
   * This class implements an exception which can wrapped a lower-level exception.
   *
   * @version $Revision: 1.1.2.2.4.1 $
   */
public class PopulateException extends Exception {
  private Exception exception;
   
  /**
   * Creates a new PopulateException wrapping another exception, and with a detail message.
   * @param message the detail message.
   * @param exception the wrapped exception.
   */
  public PopulateException(String message, Exception exception) {
    super(message);
    this.exception = exception;
    return;
  }
      
  /**
   * Creates a PopulateException with the specified detail message.
   * @param message the detail message.
   */
  public PopulateException(String message) {
    this(message, null);
    return;
  }
   
  /**
   * Creates a new PopulateException wrapping another exception, and with no detail message.
   * @param exception the wrapped exception.
   */
  public PopulateException(Exception exception) {
    this(null, exception);
    return;
  }
   
  /**
   * Gets the wrapped exception.
   *
   * @return the wrapped exception.
   */
  public Exception getException() {
    return exception;
  }
   
  /**
   * Retrieves (recursively) the root cause exception.
   *
   * @return the root cause exception.
   */
  public Exception getRootCause() {
    if (exception instanceof PopulateException) {
      return ((PopulateException) exception).getRootCause();
    }
    return exception == null ? this : exception;
  }
}