RuntimeException

Author: Douglas Crockford

JSONException.java

@@ -1,28 +1,38 @@
-package org.json;
-
-/**
- * The JSONException is thrown by the JSON.org classes when things are amiss.
- * @author JSON.org
- * @version 2010-12-24
- */
-public class JSONException extends Exception {
-    private static final long serialVersionUID = 0;
-    private Throwable cause;
-
-    /**
-     * Constructs a JSONException with an explanatory message.
-     * @param message Detail about the reason for the exception.
-     */
-    public JSONException(String message) {
-        super(message);
-    }
-
-    public JSONException(Throwable cause) {
-        super(cause.getMessage());
-        this.cause = cause;
-    }
-
-    public Throwable getCause() {
-        return this.cause;
-    }
-}
+package org.json;
+
+/**
+ * The JSONException is thrown by the JSON.org classes when things are amiss.
+ *
+ * @author JSON.org
+ * @version 2013-02-10
+ */
+public class JSONException extends RuntimeException {
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 0;
+    private Throwable cause;
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs a JSONException with an explanatory message.
+     *
+     * @param message
+     *            Detail about the reason for the exception.
+     */
+    public JSONException(String message) {
+        super(message);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     *  Constructs a new JSONException with the specified cause.
+     */
+    public JSONException(Throwable cause) {
+        super(cause.getMessage());
+        this.cause = cause;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the cause of this throwable or null if the cause is nonexistent or unknown.
+     * @returns the cause of this throwable or null if the cause is nonexistent or unknown.
+     */
+    public Throwable getCause() {
+        return this.cause;
+    }
+}