Package me.josephsf.jobportaljosephsfeir.exception

Class ResourceNotFoundException

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Throwable

java.lang.Exception

java.lang.RuntimeException

me.josephsf.jobportaljosephsfeir.exception.ResourceNotFoundException

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

@ResponseStatus(NOT_FOUND)
public class ResourceNotFoundException
extends RuntimeException

Exception thrown when a requested resource cannot be found in the database or system.

This exception is automatically mapped to an HTTP 404 NOT_FOUND response status by Spring using the ResponseStatus annotation. It's used throughout the Job Portal application when entities like jobs, candidates, recruiters, or applications cannot be found by their ID or other identifying attributes.

Examples of when this exception might be thrown:

• User tries to view a job posting that has been deleted or doesn't exist
• Candidate tries to access a non-existent application
• Recruiter tries to update a profile that has been removed

Since:

2025-05-15

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ResourceNotFoundException(String message)	Constructs a new resource not found exception with the specified detail message.
ResourceNotFoundException(String resourceName, String fieldName, Object fieldValue)	Constructs a new resource not found exception with a formatted message containing the resource name, field name, and field value that caused the exception.
ResourceNotFoundException(String message, Throwable cause)	Constructs a new resource not found 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

ResourceNotFoundException

public ResourceNotFoundException(String message)

Constructs a new resource not found exception with the specified detail message.

Parameters:

message - the detail message (which is saved for later retrieval by the Throwable.getMessage() method)

ResourceNotFoundException

public ResourceNotFoundException(String message,
 Throwable cause)

Constructs a new resource not found exception with the specified detail message and cause.

Parameters:

message - the detail message (which is saved for later retrieval by the Throwable.getMessage() method)

cause - the cause (which is saved for later retrieval by the Throwable.getCause() method)

ResourceNotFoundException

public ResourceNotFoundException(String resourceName,
 String fieldName,
 Object fieldValue)

Constructs a new resource not found exception with a formatted message containing the resource name, field name, and field value that caused the exception.

Parameters:

resourceName - the name of the resource type that was not found (e.g., "Job", "Candidate")

fieldName - the name of the field used to search for the resource (e.g., "id", "userId")

fieldValue - the value of the field that was used in the search