net.ontopia.topicmaps.schema.core
Class SchemaViolationException

java.lang.Object
  java.lang.Throwable
      java.lang.Exception
          net.ontopia.topicmaps.schema.core.SchemaViolationException

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public class SchemaViolationException
extends java.lang.Exception

PUBLIC: This exception is thrown when topic maps violate their schemas.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

SchemaViolationException(java.lang.String message, TMObjectIF container, java.lang.Object offender, ConstraintIF constraint)
Creates new exception.

Method Summary

ConstraintIF	getConstraint() PUBLIC: Returns the constraint that was violated.
TMObjectIF	getContainer() PUBLIC: Returns the owner of the offending object.
java.lang.Object	getOffender() PUBLIC: Returns the object that violated the schema.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Throwable

fillInStackTrace, getCause, getLocalizedMessage, getMessage, getStackTrace, initCause, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, setStackTrace, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

SchemaViolationException

public SchemaViolationException(java.lang.String message,
                                TMObjectIF container,
                                java.lang.Object offender,
                                ConstraintIF constraint)

Creates new exception.

Parameters:

message - A message describing the nature of the violation.

offender - The object that violated the schema.

container - The container of the offending object.

constraint - The schema constraint that was violated.

Method Detail

getContainer

public TMObjectIF getContainer()

PUBLIC: Returns the owner of the offending object.

getOffender

public java.lang.Object getOffender()

PUBLIC: Returns the object that violated the schema. May be null.

getConstraint

public ConstraintIF getConstraint()

PUBLIC: Returns the constraint that was violated. May be null.