PMDException (PMD Core 6.11.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- java.lang.Throwable
- - java.lang.Exception
  - - net.sourceforge.pmd.PMDException

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable
```
public class PMDException
extends java.lang.Exception
```
A convenience exception wrapper. Contains the original exception, if any. Also, contains a severity number (int). Zero implies no severity. The higher the number the greater the severity.

Since:

August 30, 2002

Version:

$Revision$, $Date$

Author:

Donald A. Leckie

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`PMDException(java.lang.String message)`	Creates a new PMD exception with the specified message.
`PMDException(java.lang.String message, java.lang.Exception reason)`	Creates a new PMD exception with the specified message and the given reason as root cause.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type Method Description

int getSeverity()

void setSeverity(int severity)
- Methods inherited from class java.lang.Throwable
  addSuppressed, fillInStackTrace, getCause, getLocalizedMessage, getMessage, getStackTrace, getSuppressed, initCause, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, setStackTrace, toString
- Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
  clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - PMDException
```
public PMDException(java.lang.String message)
```
    Creates a new PMD exception with the specified message.
    
    Parameters:
    
    message - the message
  - PMDException
```
public PMDException(java.lang.String message,
                    java.lang.Exception reason)
```
    Creates a new PMD exception with the specified message and the given reason as root cause.
    
    Parameters:
    
    message - the message
    
    reason - the root cause
- Method Detail
  - setSeverity
```
public void setSeverity(int severity)
```
  - getSeverity
```
public int getSeverity()
```