JsonParseException.java

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package com.google.gson;

/**
 * This exception is raised if there is a serious issue that occurs during parsing of a Json
 * string.  One of the main usages for this class is for the Gson infrastructure.  If the incoming
 * Json is bad/malicious, an instance of this exception is raised.
 *
 * <p>This exception is a {@link RuntimeException} because it is exposed to the client.  Using a
 * {@link RuntimeException} avoids bad coding practices on the client side where they catch the
 * exception and do nothing.  It is often the case that you want to blow up if there is a parsing
 * error (i.e. often clients do not know how to recover from a {@link JsonParseException}.</p>
 *
 * @author Inderjeet Singh
 * @author Joel Leitch
 */
public class JsonParseException extends RuntimeException {
  static final long serialVersionUID = -4086729973971783390L;

  /**
   * Creates exception with the specified message. If you are wrapping another exception, consider
   * using {@link #JsonParseException(String, Throwable)} instead.
   *
   * @param msg error message describing a possible cause of this exception.
   */
  public JsonParseException(String msg) {
    super(msg);
  }

  /**
   * Creates exception with the specified message and cause.
   *
   * @param msg error message describing what happened.
   * @param cause root exception that caused this exception to be thrown.
   */
  public JsonParseException(String msg, Throwable cause) {
    super(msg, cause);
  }

  /**
   * Creates exception with the specified cause. Consider using
   * {@link #JsonParseException(String, Throwable)} instead if you can describe what happened.
   *
   * @param cause root exception that caused this exception to be thrown.
   */
  public JsonParseException(Throwable cause) {
    super(cause);
  }
}