Package nom.tam.fits

Class FitsException

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Throwable

java.lang.Exception

java.lang.RuntimeException

java.lang.IllegalStateException

nom.tam.fits.FitsException

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

FitsIntegrityException, HeaderCardException, PaddingException, TableException, TruncatedFileException

public class FitsException
extends IllegalStateException

When we cannot deal with some FITS data as expected. Originally it was a hard exception, that you had no choice by to catch. Since 1.19, it has been demoted to a softer, runtime exception. This is a back compatible change, which gives more freedom to programmers on dealing with these (or not).

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
FitsException(String msg)	Instantiates this exception with the designated message string.
FitsException(String msg, Throwable reason)	Instantiates this exception with the designated message string, when it was triggered by some other type of exception

Method Summary

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

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

FitsException

public FitsException(String msg)

Instantiates this exception with the designated message string.

Parameters:

msg - a human readable message that describes what in fact caused the exception

FitsException

public FitsException(String msg,
 Throwable reason)

Instantiates this exception with the designated message string, when it was triggered by some other type of exception

Parameters:

msg - a human readable message that describes what in fact caused the exception

reason - the original exception (or other throwable) that triggered this exception.