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16 */
17 package org.apache.logging.log4j;
18
19 /**
20 * Exception thrown when an error occurs while logging. In most cases exceptions will be handled
21 * within Log4j but certain Appenders may be configured to allow exceptions to propagate to the
22 * application. This is a RuntimeException so that the exception may be thrown in those cases without
23 * requiring all Logger methods be contained with try/catch blocks.
24 */
25 public class LoggingException extends RuntimeException {
26
27 private static final long serialVersionUID = 6366395965071580537L;
28
29 /**
30 * Construct an exception with a message.
31 *
32 * @param message The reason for the exception
33 */
34 public LoggingException(final String message) {
35 super(message);
36 }
37
38 /**
39 * Construct an exception with a message and underlying cause.
40 *
41 * @param message The reason for the exception
42 * @param cause The underlying cause of the exception
43 */
44 public LoggingException(final String message, final Throwable cause) {
45 super(message, cause);
46 }
47
48 /**
49 * Construct an exception with an underlying cause.
50 *
51 * @param cause The underlying cause of the exception
52 */
53 public LoggingException(final Throwable cause) {
54 super(cause);
55 }
56 }