001    /* IOException.java -- Generic input/output exception
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037    
038    
039    package java.io;
040    
041    /**
042      * This exception is thrown to indicate an I/O problem of some sort
043      * occurred.  Since this is a fairly generic exception, often a subclass
044      * of IOException will actually be thrown in order to provide a more
045      * detailed indication of what happened.
046      *
047      * @author Aaron M. Renn (arenn@urbanophile.com)
048      * @author Tom Tromey (tromey@cygnus.com)
049      * @status updated to 1.4
050      */
051    public class IOException extends Exception
052    {
053      /**
054       * Compatible with JDK 1.0+.
055       */
056      private static final long serialVersionUID = 7818375828146090155L;
057    
058      /**
059       * Create an exception without a descriptive error message.
060       */
061      public IOException()
062      {
063      }
064    
065      /**
066       * Create an exception with a descriptive error message.
067       *
068       * @param message the descriptive error message
069       */
070      public IOException(String message)
071      {
072        super(message);
073      }
074    } // class IOException