Class SignatureException

java.security.SignatureException

All Implemented Interfaces:: Serializable

public class SignatureException extends GeneralSecurityException

This is the generic Signature exception.

Since:

1.1

See Also:

Constructor Summary

Constructor	Description
`SignatureException()`	Constructs a `SignatureException` with no detail message.
`SignatureException(String msg)`	Constructs a `SignatureException` with the specified detail message.
`SignatureException(String message, Throwable cause)`	Creates a `SignatureException` with the specified detail message and cause.
`SignatureException(Throwable cause)`	Creates a `SignatureException` with the specified cause and a detail message of `(cause==null ? null : cause.toString())` (which typically contains the class and detail message of `cause`).

Method Summary

Methods declared in class Throwable

addSuppressed, fillInStackTrace, getCause, getLocalizedMessage, getMessage, getStackTrace, getSuppressed, initCause, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, setStackTrace, toString

Methods declared in class Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

SignatureException

public SignatureException()

Constructs a SignatureException with no detail message. A detail message is a String that describes this particular exception.

SignatureException

public SignatureException(String msg)

Constructs a SignatureException with the specified detail message. A detail message is a String that describes this particular exception.

Parameters:: msg - the detail message.

SignatureException

public SignatureException(String message, Throwable cause)

Creates a SignatureException with the specified detail message and cause.

Parameters:: message - the detail message (which is saved for later retrieval by the Throwable.getMessage() method).; cause - the cause (which is saved for later retrieval by the Throwable.getCause() method). (A null value is permitted, and indicates that the cause is nonexistent or unknown.)
Since:: 1.5

SignatureException

public SignatureException(Throwable cause)

Creates a SignatureException with the specified cause and a detail message of (cause==null ? null : cause.toString()) (which typically contains the class and detail message of cause).

Parameters:: cause - the cause (which is saved for later retrieval by the Throwable.getCause() method). (A null value is permitted, and indicates that the cause is nonexistent or unknown.)
Since:: 1.5

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