RootException

java.lang.Object
- java.lang.Throwable
- - java.lang.Exception
  - - org.simpleframework.xml.core.PersistenceException
    - - org.simpleframework.xml.core.RootException

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable
```
public class RootException
extends PersistenceException
```
The RootException is thrown if the Root annotation is missing from a root object that is to be serialized or deserialized. Not all objects require a root annotation, only those objects that are to be deserialized to or serialized from an ElementList field and root objects that are to be deserialized or serialized directly from the persister.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`RootException(java.lang.String text, java.lang.Object... list)`	Constructor for the `RootException` exception.
`RootException(java.lang.Throwable cause, java.lang.String text, java.lang.Object... list)`	Constructor for the `RootException` exception.

Method Summary
- Methods inherited from class java.lang.Throwable
  addSuppressed, fillInStackTrace, getCause, getLocalizedMessage, getMessage, getStackTrace, getSuppressed, 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
  - RootException
```
public RootException(java.lang.String text,
                     java.lang.Object... list)
```
    Constructor for the RootException exception. This constructor takes a format string an a variable number of object arguments, which can be inserted into the format string.
    
    Parameters:
    
    text - a format string used to present the error message
    
    list - a list of arguments to insert into the string
  - RootException
```
public RootException(java.lang.Throwable cause,
                     java.lang.String text,
                     java.lang.Object... list)
```
    Constructor for the RootException exception. This constructor takes a format string an a variable number of object arguments, which can be inserted into the format string.
    
    Parameters:
    
    cause - the source exception this is used to represent
    
    text - a format string used to present the error message
    
    list - a list of arguments to insert into the string