org.springframework.security.web.util
Interface ThrowableCauseExtractor

public interface ThrowableCauseExtractor

Interface for handlers extracting the cause out of a specific Throwable type.

Since:

2.0

Version:

$Id: ThrowableCauseExtractor.java 3606 2009-04-25 07:03:15Z ltaylor $

Author:

Andreas Senft

See Also:

ThrowableAnalyzer

Method Summary

Throwable

extractCause(Throwable throwable) Extracts the cause from the provided Throwable.

Method Detail

extractCause

Throwable extractCause(Throwable throwable)

Extracts the cause from the provided Throwable.

Parameters:

throwable - the Throwable

Returns:

the extracted cause (maybe null)

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if throwable is null or otherwise considered invalid for the implementation