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    1   /*
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    3    * contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
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    9    *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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    14   * See the license for the specific language governing permissions and
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    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  }