SPR-6941

org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/ExpressionInvocationTargetException.java

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2010 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.expression;
+
+/**
+ * This exception wraps (as cause) a checked exception thrown by some method that SpEL invokes.
+ * It differs from a SpelEvaluationException because this indicates the occurrence of a checked exception
+ * that the invoked method was defined to throw.  SpelEvaluationExceptions are for handling (and wrapping)
+ * unexpected exceptions.
+ * 
+ * @author Andy Clement
+ * @since 3.0.3
+ */
+public class ExpressionInvocationTargetException extends EvaluationException {
+
+	public ExpressionInvocationTargetException(int position, String message, Throwable cause) {
+		super(position, message, cause);
+	}
+
+	public ExpressionInvocationTargetException(int position, String message) {
+		super(position, message);
+	}
+
+	public ExpressionInvocationTargetException(String expressionString, String message) {
+		super(expressionString, message);
+	}
+
+	public ExpressionInvocationTargetException(String message, Throwable cause) {
+		super(message, cause);
+	}
+
+	public ExpressionInvocationTargetException(String message) {
+		super(message);
+	}
+
+}

org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/MethodReference.java

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 import org.springframework.expression.AccessException;
 import org.springframework.expression.EvaluationContext;
 import org.springframework.expression.EvaluationException;
+import org.springframework.expression.ExpressionInvocationTargetException;
 import org.springframework.expression.MethodExecutor;
 import org.springframework.expression.MethodResolver;
 import org.springframework.expression.TypedValue;
@@ -123,8 +124,9 @@ public class MethodReference extends SpelNodeImpl {
 			if (rootCause instanceof RuntimeException) {
 				throw (RuntimeException)rootCause;
 			} else {
-				throw new SpelEvaluationException( getStartPosition(), rootCause, SpelMessage.EXCEPTION_DURING_METHOD_INVOCATION,
-					this.name, state.getActiveContextObject().getValue().getClass().getName(), rootCause.getMessage());
+				throw new ExpressionInvocationTargetException( getStartPosition(), 
+						"A problem occurred when trying to execute method '"+this.name+"' on object of type '"+state.getActiveContextObject().getValue().getClass().getName()+"'",
+						rootCause);
 			}
 		}
 	}