WebServiceException (Java Platform SE 8 )
Keywords: javax.xml.ws.WebServiceException class
Date: 2026-04-22

javax.xml.ws

## Class WebServiceException

- java.lang.Object
- - java.lang.Throwable
  - - java.lang.Exception
    - - java.lang.RuntimeException
      - - javax.xml.ws.WebServiceException

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    Serializable
  Direct Known Subclasses:
    ProtocolException

      public class WebServiceException
      extends RuntimeException

  The `WebServiceException` class is the base exception class for all JAX-WS API runtime exceptions.
  Since:
    JAX-WS 2.0
  See Also:
    Serialized Form

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `WebServiceException()` Constructs a new exception with `null` as its detail message.
    `WebServiceException(String message)` Constructs a new exception with the specified detail message.
    `WebServiceException(String message, Throwable cause)` Constructs a new exception with the specified detail message and cause.
    `WebServiceException(Throwable cause)` Constructs a new WebServiceException with the specified cause and a detail message of `(cause==null ? null : cause.toString())` (which typically contains the class and detail message of `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 Detail

    - #### WebServiceException

          public WebServiceException()

      Constructs a new exception with `null` as its detail message. The cause is not initialized.

    - #### WebServiceException

          public WebServiceException(String message)

      Constructs a new exception with the specified detail message. The cause is not initialized.
      Parameters:
        `message` - The detail message which is later retrieved using the getMessage method

    - #### WebServiceException

          public WebServiceException(String message,
                                     Throwable cause)

      Constructs a new exception with the specified detail message and cause.
      Parameters:
        `message` - The detail message which is later retrieved using the getMessage method
        `cause` - The cause which is saved for the later retrieval throw by the getCause method

    - #### WebServiceException

          public WebServiceException(Throwable cause)

      Constructs a new WebServiceException with the specified cause and a detail message of `(cause==null ? null : cause.toString())` (which typically contains the class and detail message of `cause`).
      Parameters:
        `cause` - The cause which is saved for the later retrieval throw by the getCause method. (A `null` value is permitted, and indicates that the cause is nonexistent or unknown.)

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