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package org.springframework.beans;

import java.beans.PropertyChangeEvent;

import org.springframework.core.ErrorCoded;

/**
 * Superclass for exceptions related to a property access,
 * such as type mismatch or invocation target exception.
 *
 * @author Rod Johnson
 * @author Juergen Hoeller
 */
public abstract class PropertyAccessException extends BeansException implements ErrorCoded {

	private transient PropertyChangeEvent propertyChangeEvent;
	

	/**
	 * Create a new PropertyAccessException.
	 * @param propertyChangeEvent the PropertyChangeEvent that resulted in the problem
	 * @param msg the detail message
	 * @param cause the root cause
	 */
	public PropertyAccessException(PropertyChangeEvent propertyChangeEvent, String msg, Throwable cause) {
		super(msg, cause);
		this.propertyChangeEvent = propertyChangeEvent;
	}

	/**
	 * Create a new PropertyAccessException without PropertyChangeEvent.
	 * @param msg the detail message
	 * @param cause the root cause
	 */
	public PropertyAccessException(String msg, Throwable cause) {
		super(msg, cause);
	}


	/**
	 * Return the PropertyChangeEvent that resulted in the problem.
	 * May be <code>null</code>; only available if an actual bean property
	 * was affected.
	 */
	public PropertyChangeEvent getPropertyChangeEvent() {
		return this.propertyChangeEvent;
	}

}