001/* SecurityException.java -- thrown to indicate a security violation
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037
038
039package 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 */
052public 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}