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20  package org.apache.directory.api.util.exception;
21  
22  
23  import java.io.PrintStream;
24  import java.io.PrintWriter;
25  
26  import java.util.ArrayList;
27  import java.util.Collection;
28  import java.util.Iterator;
29  
30  
31  /**
32   * This exception is thrown when Base class for nested exceptions.
33   * 
34   * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
35   */
36  public class MultiException extends Exception
37  {
38      /** The serialVersionUID. */
39      static final long serialVersionUID = 2889747406899775761L;
40  
41      /** Collection of nested exceptions. */
42      private Collection<Throwable> nestedExceptions = new ArrayList<Throwable>();
43  
44  
45      /**
46       * Constructs an Exception without a message.
47       */
48      public MultiException()
49      {
50          super();
51      }
52  
53  
54      /**
55       * Constructs an Exception with a detailed message.
56       * 
57       * @param message
58       *            The message associated with the exception.
59       */
60      public MultiException( String message )
61      {
62          super( message );
63      }
64  
65  
66      /**
67       * Lists the nested exceptions that this Exception encapsulates.
68       * 
69       * @return an Iterator over the nested exceptions.
70       */
71      public Iterator<Throwable> listNestedExceptions()
72      {
73          return nestedExceptions.iterator();
74      }
75  
76  
77      /**
78       * Gets the size of this nested exception which equals the number of
79       * exception nested within.
80       * 
81       * @return the size of this nested exception.
82       */
83      public int size()
84      {
85          return nestedExceptions.size();
86      }
87  
88  
89      /**
90       * Tests to see if there are any nested exceptions within this
91       * MultiException.
92       * 
93       * @return true if no exceptions are nested, false otherwise.
94       */
95      public boolean isEmpty()
96      {
97          return nestedExceptions.isEmpty();
98      }
99  
100 
101     /**
102      * Add an exeception to this multiexception.
103      * 
104      * @param nested
105      *            exception to add to this MultiException.
106      */
107     public void addThrowable( Throwable nested )
108     {
109         nestedExceptions.add( nested );
110     }
111 
112 
113     // ///////////////////////////////////////////
114     // Overriden Throwable Stack Trace Methods //
115     // ///////////////////////////////////////////
116 
117     /**
118      * Beside printing out the standard stack trace this method prints out the
119      * stack traces of all the nested exceptions.
120      * 
121      * @param out
122      *            PrintWriter to write the nested stack trace to.
123      */
124     public void printStackTrace( PrintWriter out )
125     {
126         super.printStackTrace( out );
127 
128         out.println( "Nested exceptions to follow:\n" );
129         boolean isFirst = true;
130 
131         for ( Throwable throwable : nestedExceptions )
132         {
133             if ( isFirst )
134             {
135                 isFirst = false;
136             }
137             else
138             {
139                 out.println( "\n\t<<========= Next Nested Exception" + " ========>>\n" );
140             }
141 
142             throwable.printStackTrace();
143         }
144 
145         out.println( "\n\t<<========= Last Nested Exception" + " ========>>\n" );
146     }
147 
148 
149     /**
150      * Beside printing out the standard stack trace this method prints out the
151      * stack traces of all the nested exceptions.
152      * 
153      * @param out
154      *            PrintStream to write the nested stack trace to.
155      */
156     public void printStackTrace( PrintStream out )
157     {
158         super.printStackTrace( out );
159 
160         out.println( "Nested exceptions to follow:\n" );
161         boolean isFirst = true;
162 
163         for ( Throwable throwable : nestedExceptions )
164         {
165             if ( isFirst )
166             {
167                 isFirst = false;
168             }
169             else
170             {
171                 out.println( "\n\t<<========= Next Nested Exception" + " ========>>\n" );
172             }
173 
174             throwable.printStackTrace();
175         }
176 
177         out.println( "\n\t<<========= Last Nested Exception" + " ========>>\n" );
178     }
179 
180 
181     /**
182      * Beside printing out the standard stack trace this method prints out the
183      * stack traces of all the nested exceptions using standard error.
184      */
185     public void printStackTrace()
186     {
187         this.printStackTrace( System.err );
188     }
189 }