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

• java.lang.Object

• • java.lang.Throwable
  • • java.lang.Exception
      • • java.lang.RuntimeException
          * * javax.xml.crypto.NoSuchMechanismException

• All Implemented Interfaces:
  Serializable

public class NoSuchMechanismException
extends RuntimeException
This exception is thrown when a particular XML mechanism is requested but is not available in the environment.
A NoSuchMechanismException can contain a cause: another throwable that caused this NoSuchMechanismException to get thrown.
Since:
1.6
See Also:
XMLSignatureFactory.getInstance, KeyInfoFactory.getInstance, Serialized Form

• • Constructor Summary

  Constructors

  Constructor	Description
  NoSuchMechanismException()	Constructs a new NoSuchMechanismException withnull as its detail message.
  NoSuchMechanismException(String message)	Constructs a new NoSuchMechanismException with the specified detail message.
  NoSuchMechanismException(String message,Throwable cause)	Constructs a new NoSuchMechanismException with the specified detail message and cause.
  NoSuchMechanismException(Throwable cause)	Constructs a new NoSuchMechanismException with the specified cause and a detail message of(cause==null ? null : cause.toString()) (which typically contains the class and detail message of cause).

  • Method Summary

  All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods

  Modifier and Type	Method	Description
  Throwable	getCause()	Returns the cause of this NoSuchMechanismException ornull if the cause is nonexistent or unknown.
  void	printStackTrace()	Prints this NoSuchMechanismException, its backtrace and the cause's backtrace to the standard error stream.
  void	printStackTrace(PrintStream s)	Prints this NoSuchMechanismException, its backtrace and the cause's backtrace to the specified print stream.
  void	printStackTrace(PrintWriter s)	Prints this NoSuchMechanismException, its backtrace and the cause's backtrace to the specified print writer.

     * ### 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--), [getLocalizedMessage](../../../java/lang/Throwable.html#getLocalizedMessage--), [getMessage](../../../java/lang/Throwable.html#getMessage--), [getStackTrace](../../../java/lang/Throwable.html#getStackTrace--), [getSuppressed](../../../java/lang/Throwable.html#getSuppressed--), [initCause](../../../java/lang/Throwable.html#initCause-java.lang.Throwable-), [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

     * #### NoSuchMechanismException  
     public NoSuchMechanismException()  
     Constructs a new `NoSuchMechanismException` with`null` as its detail message.  
     * #### NoSuchMechanismException  
     public NoSuchMechanismException([String](../../../java/lang/String.html "class in java.lang") message)  
     Constructs a new `NoSuchMechanismException` with the specified detail message.  
     Parameters:  
     `message` \- the detail message  
     * #### NoSuchMechanismException  
     public NoSuchMechanismException([String](../../../java/lang/String.html "class in java.lang") message,  
                                     [Throwable](../../../java/lang/Throwable.html "class in java.lang") cause)  
     Constructs a new `NoSuchMechanismException` with the specified detail message and cause.  
     Note that the detail message associated with`cause` is _not_ automatically incorporated in this exception's detail message.  
     Parameters:  
     `message` \- the detail message  
     `cause` \- the cause (A `null` value is permitted, and indicates that the cause is nonexistent or unknown.)  
     * #### NoSuchMechanismException  
     public NoSuchMechanismException([Throwable](../../../java/lang/Throwable.html "class in java.lang") cause)  
     Constructs a new `NoSuchMechanismException` with the specified cause and a detail message of`(cause==null ? null : cause.toString())` (which typically contains the class and detail message of `cause`).  
     Parameters:  
     `cause` \- the cause (A `null` value is permitted, and indicates that the cause is nonexistent or unknown.)  

  • Method Detail

    * #### getCause  
    public [Throwable](../../../java/lang/Throwable.html "class in java.lang") getCause()  
    Returns the cause of this `NoSuchMechanismException` or`null` if the cause is nonexistent or unknown. (The cause is the throwable that caused this`NoSuchMechanismException` to get thrown.)  
    Overrides:  
    `[getCause](../../../java/lang/Throwable.html#getCause--)` in class `[Throwable](../../../java/lang/Throwable.html "class in java.lang")`  
    Returns:  
    the cause of this `NoSuchMechanismException` or`null` if the cause is nonexistent or unknown.  
    * #### printStackTrace  
    public void printStackTrace()  
    Prints this `NoSuchMechanismException`, its backtrace and the cause's backtrace to the standard error stream.  
    Overrides:  
    `[printStackTrace](../../../java/lang/Throwable.html#printStackTrace--)` in class `[Throwable](../../../java/lang/Throwable.html "class in java.lang")`  
    * #### printStackTrace  
    public void printStackTrace([PrintStream](../../../java/io/PrintStream.html "class in java.io") s)  
    Prints this `NoSuchMechanismException`, its backtrace and the cause's backtrace to the specified print stream.  
    Overrides:  
    `[printStackTrace](../../../java/lang/Throwable.html#printStackTrace-java.io.PrintStream-)` in class `[Throwable](../../../java/lang/Throwable.html "class in java.lang")`  
    Parameters:  
    `s` \- `PrintStream` to use for output  
    * #### printStackTrace  
    public void printStackTrace([PrintWriter](../../../java/io/PrintWriter.html "class in java.io") s)  
    Prints this `NoSuchMechanismException`, its backtrace and the cause's backtrace to the specified print writer.  
    Overrides:  
    `[printStackTrace](../../../java/lang/Throwable.html#printStackTrace-java.io.PrintWriter-)` in class `[Throwable](../../../java/lang/Throwable.html "class in java.lang")`  
    Parameters:  
    `s` \- `PrintWriter` to use for output

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