org.apache.shiro.authc
Class UnknownAccountException

java.lang.Object
  extended by java.lang.Throwable
      extended by java.lang.Exception
          extended by java.lang.RuntimeException
              extended by org.apache.shiro.ShiroException
                  extended by org.apache.shiro.authc.AuthenticationException
                      extended by org.apache.shiro.authc.AccountException
                          extended by org.apache.shiro.authc.UnknownAccountException
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable

public class UnknownAccountException
extends AccountException

Thrown when attempting to authenticate with a principal that doesn't exist in the system (e.g. by specifying a username that doesn't relate to a user account).

Whether or not an application wishes to alert a user logging in to the system of this fact is at the discretion of those responsible for designing the view and what happens when this exception occurs.

Since:
0.1
See Also:
Serialized Form

Constructor Summary
UnknownAccountException()
          Creates a new UnknownAccountException.
UnknownAccountException(String message)
          Constructs a new UnknownAccountException.
UnknownAccountException(String message, Throwable cause)
          Constructs a new UnknownAccountException.
UnknownAccountException(Throwable cause)
          Constructs a new UnknownAccountException.
 
Method Summary
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Throwable
fillInStackTrace, getCause, getLocalizedMessage, getMessage, getStackTrace, 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

UnknownAccountException

public UnknownAccountException()
Creates a new UnknownAccountException.


UnknownAccountException

public UnknownAccountException(String message)
Constructs a new UnknownAccountException.

Parameters:
message - the reason for the exception

UnknownAccountException

public UnknownAccountException(Throwable cause)
Constructs a new UnknownAccountException.

Parameters:
cause - the underlying Throwable that caused this exception to be thrown.

UnknownAccountException

public UnknownAccountException(String message,
                               Throwable cause)
Constructs a new UnknownAccountException.

Parameters:
message - the reason for the exception
cause - the underlying Throwable that caused this exception to be thrown.


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