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package org.apache.commons.logging;


/**
 * <p>An exception that is thrown only if a suitable <code>LogFactory</code>
 * or <code>Log</code> instance cannot be created by the corresponding
 * factory methods.</p>
 *
 * @author Craig R. McClanahan
 * @version $Revision: 424107 $ $Date: 2006-07-21 01:15:42 +0200 (fr, 21 jul 2006) $
 */

public class LogConfigurationException extends RuntimeException {


    /**
     * Construct a new exception with <code>null</code> as its detail message.
     */
    public LogConfigurationException() {

        super();

    }


    /**
     * Construct a new exception with the specified detail message.
     *
     * @param message The detail message
     */
    public LogConfigurationException(String message) {

        super(message);

    }


    /**
     * Construct a new exception with the specified cause and a derived
     * detail message.
     *
     * @param cause The underlying cause
     */
    public LogConfigurationException(Throwable cause) {

        this((cause == null) ? null : cause.toString(), cause);

    }


    /**
     * Construct a new exception with the specified detail message and cause.
     *
     * @param message The detail message
     * @param cause The underlying cause
     */
    public LogConfigurationException(String message, Throwable cause) {

        super(message + " (Caused by " + cause + ")");
        this.cause = cause; // Two-argument version requires JDK 1.4 or later

    }


    /**
     * The underlying cause of this exception.
     */
    protected Throwable cause = null;


    /**
     * Return the underlying cause of this exception (if any).
     */
    public Throwable getCause() {

        return (this.cause);

    }


}
