Failure (Gradle API 2.9)
Date: 2015-11-17

Package: org.gradle.tooling

## [Java] Interface Failure

- Represents a failure. Failures are similar to exceptions but carry less information (only a message, a description and a cause) so they can be used in a wider scope than just the JVM where the exception failed.

  Since:
    2.4

- - ### Methods Summary

    Methods
    Type | Name and description
    --- | ---
    `List<? extends Failure>` | `getCauses()` Returns the underlying causes for this failure, if any.
    `String` | `getDescription()` Returns a long description of the failure.
    `String` | `getMessage()` Returns a short message (typically one line) for the failure.

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### public List<? extends Failure> getCauses()

      Returns the underlying causes for this failure, if any.

      Returns:
        the causes for this failure. Returns an empty list if this failure has no causes.

    - #### @Nullable public String getDescription()

      Returns a long description of the failure. For example, a stack trace.

      Returns:
        a long description of the failure

    - #### @Nullable public String getMessage()

      Returns a short message (typically one line) for the failure.

      Returns:
        the failure message