Class EmptyContentException

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Throwable

java.lang.Exception

com.goldenleaf.shop.exception.EmptyContentException

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public class EmptyContentException
extends Exception

Checked exception thrown when an attempt is made to create or save a review (or any other user-generated textual content) with an empty or missing text body.

The content of a Review is a mandatory field. This exception guarantees that only meaningful reviews are persisted, preventing spam, accidental submissions, or incomplete data.

Typical scenarios that trigger this exception:

• User submits a review form without typing any text
• Calling Customer.makeReview(com.goldenleaf.shop.model.Product, java.lang.String, int) with null, empty string or whitespace-only content
• Validation failure during batch import of reviews/comments
• Business rule enforcement – empty reviews are not allowed

Being a checked exception, the caller must explicitly handle it or declare it in the throws clause. This is appropriate for expected, recoverable validation errors in normal application flow.

Since:

1.0

See Also:

• Review
• Customer.makeReview(com.goldenleaf.shop.model.Product, java.lang.String, int)
• Review.setContent(String)
• Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
EmptyContentException(String message)	Constructs a new empty-content exception with the specified detail message.
EmptyContentException(String message, Throwable cause)	Constructs a new empty-content exception with the specified detail message and cause.

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 Details

EmptyContentException

public EmptyContentException(String message)

Constructs a new empty-content exception with the specified detail message.

Parameters:

message - the detail message (e.g. "Review content cannot be null or empty") Saved for later retrieval by Throwable.getMessage()

EmptyContentException

public EmptyContentException(String message,
 Throwable cause)

Constructs a new empty-content exception with the specified detail message and cause.

Useful when this validation exception wraps a lower-level technical exception (e.g., constraint violation, parsing error, etc.).

Parameters:

message - the detail message

cause - the root cause of this exception

Since:

1.2