/* IllegalArgumentException.java -- thrown when a method is passed an
   illegal or inappropriate argument
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package java.lang;

/**
 * Thrown when a method is passed an illegal or inappropriate argument. For
 * example:<br>
 * <pre>
 * wait(-1);
 * </pre>
 *
 * @author Brian Jones
 * @author Warren Levy (warrenl@cygnus.com)
 * @author Andrew John Hughes (gnu_andrew@member.fsf.org)
 * @status updated to 1.5
 */
public class IllegalArgumentException extends RuntimeException
{
  /**
   * Compatible with JDK 1.0+.
   */
  private static final long serialVersionUID = -5365630128856068164L;

  /**
   * Create an exception without a message.
   */
  public IllegalArgumentException()
  {
  }

  /**
   * Create an exception with a message.
   *
   * @param s the message
   */
  public IllegalArgumentException(String s)
  {
    super(s);
  }

  /**
   * <p>
   * Constructs a <code>IllegalArgumentException</code> using
   * the specified error message, which should give further details
   * as to the reason for this exception.  The specified cause
   * <code>Throwable</code> may be used to provide additional history,
   * with regards to the root of the problem.  It is perfectly valid
   * for this to be null, if the cause of the problem is unknown.
   * </p>
   * <p>
   * <strong>Note</strong>: the detail message from the cause is not
   * automatically incorporated into the resulting detail message of
   * this exception.
   * </p>
   * 
   * @param message the detail message, which should give the reason for
   *                this exception being thrown.
   * @param cause the cause of this exception, or null if the cause
   *              is unknown.
   * @since 1.5
   */
  public IllegalArgumentException(String message, Throwable cause)
  {
    super(message, cause);
  }

  /**
   * <p>
   * Constructs a <code>IllegalArgumentException</code> using
   * the specified cause <code>Throwable</code>, which may be used
   * to provide additional history, with regards to the root of the
   * problem.  It is perfectly valid for this to be null, if the
   * cause of the problem is unknown.
   * </p>
   * <p>
   * The detail message is automatically constructed from the detail
   * message of the supplied causal exception.  If the cause is null,
   * then the detail message will also be null.  Otherwise, the detail
   * message of this exception will be that of the causal exception.
   * This makes this constructor very useful for simply wrapping another
   * exception.
   * </p>
   * 
   * @param cause the cause of this exception, or null if the cause
   *              is unknown.
   * @since 1.5
   */
  public IllegalArgumentException(Throwable cause)
  {
    super(cause);
  }

}