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<P>Servlet::ServletException - general servlet exception</P>
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<H1><A NAME="synopsis">SYNOPSIS</A></H1>
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  package My::Servlet;</PRE>
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  use base qw(Servlet::GenericServlet);
  use Servlet::ServletException ();</PRE>
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  sub service {</PRE>
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      # ...</PRE>
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      eval {
          # ...
      };</PRE>
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      if ($@) {
          Servlet::ServletException-&gt;throw('something broke',
                                           root =&gt; $@);
      };</PRE>
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      # ...</PRE>
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  }</PRE>
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<H1><A NAME="description">DESCRIPTION</A></H1>
<P>Defines a general exception a servlet can throw when it encounters
difficulty.</P>
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<H1><A NAME="methods">METHODS</A></H1>
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<DT><STRONG><A NAME="item_new">new($msg, $root)</A></STRONG><BR>
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Constructs a new servlet exception. Optional arguments include an
error message and the ``root cause'' exception that was encountered by
the servlet.
<P><STRONG>Parameters:</STRONG></P>
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<DT><STRONG><A NAME="item_%24msg"><EM>$msg</EM></A></STRONG><BR>
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the error message
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<DT><STRONG><A NAME="item_%24root"><EM>$root</EM></A></STRONG><BR>
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the exception that is the root cause of this exception
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<DT><STRONG><A NAME="item_getRootCause"><CODE>getRootCause()</CODE></A></STRONG><BR>
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Returns the exception that caused this servlet exception.
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<H1><A NAME="see also">SEE ALSO</A></H1>
<P><A HREF="../../api/Servlet/Util/Exception.html">the Servlet::Util::Exception manpage</A></P>
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<H1><A NAME="author">AUTHOR</A></H1>
<P>Brian Moseley, <A HREF="mailto:bcm@maz.org">bcm@maz.org</A></P>

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