Module org.refcodes.exception

Package org.refcodes.exception

Enum Class ExceptionMessageStrategy

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<ExceptionMessageStrategy>

org.refcodes.exception.ExceptionMessageStrategy

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<ExceptionMessageStrategy>, Constable

public enum ExceptionMessageStrategy
extends Enum<ExceptionMessageStrategy>

Produces a getMessage(Throwable) message when called upon the MESSAGE enumeration or a localized message when called upon the LOCALIZED_MESSAGE enumeration from a provided Exception instance (strategy pattern). Useful when using a single algorithm for composing messages or localized messages from various (nested) Exception instances

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.lang.Enum

Enum.EnumDesc<E extends Enum<E>>

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant	Description
LOCALIZED_MESSAGE	Used to produce localized exception messages from Exception instances (as of the Throwable.getLocalizedMessage() method).
MESSAGE	Used to produce exception messages from Exception instances (as of the Throwable.getMessage() method).

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static ExceptionMessageStrategy	valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name.
static ExceptionMessageStrategy[]	values()	Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

clone, compareTo, describeConstable, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Details

MESSAGE

public static final ExceptionMessageStrategy MESSAGE

Used to produce exception messages from Exception instances (as of the Throwable.getMessage() method).

LOCALIZED_MESSAGE

public static final ExceptionMessageStrategy LOCALIZED_MESSAGE

Used to produce localized exception messages from Exception instances (as of the Throwable.getLocalizedMessage() method).

Method Details

values

public static ExceptionMessageStrategy[] values()

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.

Returns:

an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared

valueOf

public static ExceptionMessageStrategy valueOf(String name)

Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this class. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)

Parameters:

name - the name of the enum constant to be returned.

Returns:

the enum constant with the specified name

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if this enum class has no constant with the specified name

NullPointerException - if the argument is null