foundation/org.eclipse.persistence.core/src/org/eclipse/persistence/exceptions/ExceptionHandler.java

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package org.eclipse.persistence.exceptions;


/**
 * Exception handler can catch errors that occur on queries or during database access.
 * The exception handler has the option of re-throwing the exception,throwing a different
 * exception or re-trying the query or database operation.
 */
public interface ExceptionHandler {

    /**
     * To re-throwing the exception,throwing a different
     * exception or re-trying the query or database operation.
     */
    Object handleException(RuntimeException exception);
}