package java.lang;

import ej.annotation.Nullable;

/**
 * An {@code Error} is a subclass of {@code Throwable} that indicates serious problems that a
 * reasonable application should not try to catch. Most such errors are abnormal conditions. The
 * {@code ThreadDeath} error, though a "normal" condition, is also a subclass of {@code Error}
 * because most applications should not try to catch it.
 * <p>
 * A method is not required to declare in its {@code throws} clause any subclasses of {@code Error}
 * that might be thrown during the execution of the method but not caught, since these errors are
 * abnormal conditions that should never occur.
 *
 * That is, {@code Error} and its subclasses are regarded as unchecked exceptions for the purposes
 * of compile-time checking of exceptions.
 *
 */
public class Error extends Throwable {

	/**
	 * Constructs a new error with {@code null} as its detail message. The cause is not initialized, and
	 * may subsequently be initialized by a call to {@link #initCause}.
	 */
	public Error() {
		throw new RuntimeException();
	}

	/**
	 * Constructs a new error with the specified detail message. The cause is not initialized, and may
	 * subsequently be initialized by a call to {@link #initCause}.
	 *
	 * @param message
	 *        the detail message. The detail message is saved for later retrieval by the
	 *        {@link #getMessage()} method.
	 */
	public Error(String message) {
		throw new RuntimeException();
	}

	/**
	 * Constructs a new error with the specified detail message and cause.
	 * <p>
	 * Note that the detail message associated with {@code cause} is <i>not</i> automatically
	 * incorporated in this error's detail message.
	 *
	 * @param message
	 *        the detail message (which is saved for later retrieval by the {@link #getMessage()}
	 *        method).
	 * @param cause
	 *        the cause (which is saved for later retrieval by the {@link #getCause()} method). (A
	 *        {@code null} value is permitted, and indicates that the cause is nonexistent or unknown.)
	 */
	public Error(String message, @Nullable Throwable cause) {
		throw new RuntimeException();
	}

	/**
	 * Constructs a new error with the specified cause and a detail message of
	 * {@code (cause==null ? null : cause.toString())} (which typically contains the class and detail
	 * message of {@code cause}). This constructor is useful for errors that are little more than
	 * wrappers for other throwables.
	 *
	 * @param cause
	 *        the cause (which is saved for later retrieval by the {@link #getCause()} method). (A
	 *        {@code null} value is permitted, and indicates that the cause is nonexistent or unknown.)
	 */
	public Error(@Nullable Throwable cause) {
		throw new RuntimeException();
	}

}