Exception

java.lang.Object
- java.lang.Throwable
- - exceptions.Exception

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

EvaluationException, SemanticException
```
public abstract class Exception
extends java.lang.Throwable
```
The Exception class is an abstract class used to represent exceptions that occur during compilation.
Children classes of Exception call the parent constructor when initialised, and the majority of object generation is performed here, which stores information about the exception that occurred.

Since:

1.0

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`Exception(ExceptionType exceptionType, java.lang.String message)`	Constructs an Exception object for storing information about an exception that occurred during compilation.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type Method Description

java.lang.String getMessage()
Return the message for this Exception object.
- Methods inherited from class java.lang.Throwable
  addSuppressed, fillInStackTrace, getCause, getLocalizedMessage, getStackTrace, getSuppressed, initCause, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, setStackTrace, toString
- Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
  clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - Exception
```
public Exception(ExceptionType exceptionType,
                 java.lang.String message)
```
    Constructs an Exception object for storing information about an exception that occurred during compilation.
    To generate an Exception, the type of exception and a message detailing how it transpired must be defined.
    
    Parameters:
    
    exceptionType - The type of exception, which is based on where in the compilation process it occurred
    
    message - The message detailing what caused the exception to occur
- Method Detail
  - getMessage
```
public java.lang.String getMessage()
```
    Return the message for this Exception object.
    This message contains information about the location the Exception occurred in the code, the ExceptionType, and the class in which it developed.
    
    Overrides:
    
    getMessage in class java.lang.Throwable
    
    Returns:
    
    A String containing information about the exception