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+/*  
+ * <copyright>  
+ *  Copyright 1997-2003 PMD for Eclipse Development team
+ *  under sponsorship of the Defense Advanced Research Projects  
+ *  Agency (DARPA).  
+ *   
+ *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  
+ *  it under the terms of the Cougaar Open Source License as published by  
+ *  DARPA on the Cougaar Open Source Website (www.cougaar.org).   
+ *   
+ *  THE COUGAAR SOFTWARE AND ANY DERIVATIVE SUPPLIED BY LICENSOR IS   
+ *  PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR   
+ *  IMPLIED, INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF   
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND WITHOUT   
+ *  ANY WARRANTIES AS TO NON-INFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL COPYRIGHT   
+ *  HOLDER BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL   
+ *  DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE OF DATA OR PROFITS,   
+ *  TORTIOUS CONDUCT, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR   
+ *  PERFORMANCE OF THE COUGAAR SOFTWARE.   
+ *   
+ * </copyright>
+ */ 
+package net.sourceforge.pmd.eclipse;
+
+/**
+ * An exception to encapsulate exceptions thrown by various plug-in components
+ * 
+ * @author Philippe Herlin
+ * @version $Revision$
+ * 
+ * $Log$
+ * Revision 1.1  2003/10/14 21:56:47  phherlin
+ * Creation
+ *
+ */
+public class PMDEclipseException extends Exception {
+
+    /**
+     * Default Constructor
+     */
+    public PMDEclipseException() {
+        super();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor with a message
+     * @param message exception message
+     */
+    public PMDEclipseException(String message) {
+        super(message);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor with a message and a root exception
+     * @param message exception message
+     * @param cause root exception
+     */
+    public PMDEclipseException(String message, Throwable cause) {
+        super(message, cause);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor with a root exception
+     * @param cause a root exception
+     */
+    public PMDEclipseException(Throwable cause) {
+        super(cause);
+    }
+
+}