ScriptException (Java Platform SE 8 ) (original) (raw)

• java.lang.Object

• • java.lang.Throwable
  • • java.lang.Exception
      • • javax.script.ScriptException

• All Implemented Interfaces:
  Serializable

public class ScriptException
extends Exception
The generic Exception class for the Scripting APIs. Checked exception types thrown by underlying scripting implementations must be wrapped in instances ofScriptException. The class has members to store line and column numbers and filenames if this information is available.
Since:
1.6
See Also:
Serialized Form

• • Constructor Summary

  Constructors

  Constructor	Description
  ScriptException(Exception e)	Creates a ScriptException wrapping an Exception thrown by an underlying interpreter.
  ScriptException(String s)	Creates a ScriptException with a String to be used in its message.
  ScriptException(String message,String fileName, int lineNumber)	Creates a ScriptException with message, filename and linenumber to be used in error messages.
  ScriptException(String message,String fileName, int lineNumber, int columnNumber)	ScriptException constructor specifying message, filename, line number and column number.

  • Method Summary

  All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods

  Modifier and Type	Method	Description
  int	getColumnNumber()	Get the column number on which an error occurred.
  String	getFileName()	Get the source of the script causing the error.
  int	getLineNumber()	Get the line number on which an error occurred.
  String	getMessage()	Returns a message containing the String passed to a constructor as well as line and column numbers and filename if any of these are known.

     * ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.[Throwable](../../java/lang/Throwable.html "class in java.lang")  
     `[addSuppressed](../../java/lang/Throwable.html#addSuppressed-java.lang.Throwable-), [fillInStackTrace](../../java/lang/Throwable.html#fillInStackTrace--), [getCause](../../java/lang/Throwable.html#getCause--), [getLocalizedMessage](../../java/lang/Throwable.html#getLocalizedMessage--), [getStackTrace](../../java/lang/Throwable.html#getStackTrace--), [getSuppressed](../../java/lang/Throwable.html#getSuppressed--), [initCause](../../java/lang/Throwable.html#initCause-java.lang.Throwable-), [printStackTrace](../../java/lang/Throwable.html#printStackTrace--), [printStackTrace](../../java/lang/Throwable.html#printStackTrace-java.io.PrintStream-), [printStackTrace](../../java/lang/Throwable.html#printStackTrace-java.io.PrintWriter-), [setStackTrace](../../java/lang/Throwable.html#setStackTrace-java.lang.StackTraceElement:A-), [toString](../../java/lang/Throwable.html#toString--)`  
     * ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.[Object](../../java/lang/Object.html "class in java.lang")  
     `[clone](../../java/lang/Object.html#clone--), [equals](../../java/lang/Object.html#equals-java.lang.Object-), [finalize](../../java/lang/Object.html#finalize--), [getClass](../../java/lang/Object.html#getClass--), [hashCode](../../java/lang/Object.html#hashCode--), [notify](../../java/lang/Object.html#notify--), [notifyAll](../../java/lang/Object.html#notifyAll--), [wait](../../java/lang/Object.html#wait--), [wait](../../java/lang/Object.html#wait-long-), [wait](../../java/lang/Object.html#wait-long-int-)`

• • Constructor Detail

     * #### ScriptException  
     public ScriptException([String](../../java/lang/String.html "class in java.lang") s)  
     Creates a `ScriptException` with a String to be used in its message. Filename, and line and column numbers are unspecified.  
     Parameters:  
     `s` \- The String to use in the message.  
     * #### ScriptException  
     public ScriptException([Exception](../../java/lang/Exception.html "class in java.lang") e)  
     Creates a `ScriptException` wrapping an `Exception` thrown by an underlying interpreter. Line and column numbers and filename are unspecified.  
     Parameters:  
     `e` \- The wrapped `Exception`.  
     * #### ScriptException  
     public ScriptException([String](../../java/lang/String.html "class in java.lang") message,  
                            [String](../../java/lang/String.html "class in java.lang") fileName,  
                            int lineNumber)  
     Creates a `ScriptException` with message, filename and linenumber to be used in error messages.  
     Parameters:  
     `message` \- The string to use in the message  
     `fileName` \- The file or resource name describing the location of a script error causing the `ScriptException` to be thrown.  
     `lineNumber` \- A line number describing the location of a script error causing the `ScriptException` to be thrown.  
     * #### ScriptException  
     public ScriptException([String](../../java/lang/String.html "class in java.lang") message,  
                            [String](../../java/lang/String.html "class in java.lang") fileName,  
                            int lineNumber,  
                            int columnNumber)  
     `ScriptException` constructor specifying message, filename, line number and column number.  
     Parameters:  
     `message` \- The message.  
     `fileName` \- The filename  
     `lineNumber` \- the line number.  
     `columnNumber` \- the column number.  

  • Method Detail

    * #### getMessage  
    public [String](../../java/lang/String.html "class in java.lang") getMessage()  
    Returns a message containing the String passed to a constructor as well as line and column numbers and filename if any of these are known.  
    Overrides:  
    `[getMessage](../../java/lang/Throwable.html#getMessage--)` in class `[Throwable](../../java/lang/Throwable.html "class in java.lang")`  
    Returns:  
    The error message.  
    * #### getLineNumber  
    public int getLineNumber()  
    Get the line number on which an error occurred.  
    Returns:  
    The line number. Returns -1 if a line number is unavailable.  
    * #### getColumnNumber  
    public int getColumnNumber()  
    Get the column number on which an error occurred.  
    Returns:  
    The column number. Returns -1 if a column number is unavailable.  
    * #### getFileName  
    public [String](../../java/lang/String.html "class in java.lang") getFileName()  
    Get the source of the script causing the error.  
    Returns:  
    The file name of the script or some other string describing the script source. May return some implementation-defined string such as _<unknown>_ if a description of the source is unavailable.

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