On 1/31/06, Jukka Zitting <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> The org.apache.jackrabbit.BaseException class implements the root
> cause mechanism that is also available built-in since Java 1.4. As we
> already require Java 1.4 I propose that we remove the BaseException
> class in favor of the standard Exception.
>
> There are a few cases where the BaseException is explicitly referenced
> like this:
>
> try {
> // do something
> } catch (BaseException e) {
> // generic error handling
> }
>
> Is there a semantic reason for this or could such cases be replaced
> with "catch (Exception e)"? In the former case I propose that a more
> descriptive exception base class is created.
BaseException is the equivalent to RepositoryException. it's used to
distinguish implementation (i.e. jackrabbit) specific exceptions from
jcr api exceptions.
+1 for renaming it and removing root cause mechanism (leftover from
early implementations that were jre 1.3 compatible).
-1 for removing it
cheers
stefan
>
> BR,
>
> Jukka Zitting
>
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