/*-
* See the file LICENSE for redistribution information.
*
* Copyright (c) 2000-2006
* Sleepycat Software. All rights reserved.
*
* $Id: ExceptionWrapper.java,v 1.1 2006/05/06 09:01:46 ckaestne Exp $
*/
package com.sleepycat.util;
/**
* Interface implemented by exceptions that can contain nested exceptions.
*
* @author Mark Hayes
*/
public interface ExceptionWrapper {
/**
* Returns the nested exception or null if none is present.
*
* @return the nested exception or null if none is present.
*
* @deprecated replaced by {@link #getCause}.
*/
Throwable getDetail();
/**
* Returns the nested exception or null if none is present.
*
* <p>This method is intentionally defined to be the same signature as the
* <code>java.lang.Throwable.getCause</code> method in Java 1.4 and
* greater. By defining this method to return a nested exception, the Java
* 1.4 runtime will print the nested stack trace.</p>
*
* @return the nested exception or null if none is present.
*/
Throwable getCause();
}