Programming__WebObjects-Web Applications-Development-Custom Error Handling

Exception Page

To provide a custom error handler when an exception is thrown, override the method:

For example:

Session Expired

To provide a custom error handler when an exception is thrown, override the method:

For example:

Your Request Produced an Error

Chuck Hill

This message started to appear in WO 5.2 when an exception was raised in a DirectAction, but only in deployed applications. Here is what is happening:

WODisplayExceptionPages
true or false to enable or disable the generation of WOExceptionPages for direct action requests. Default is true in development mode and false in deployment mode.

From http://developer.apple.com/documentation/WebObjects/WOAppProperties/AppProperties/chapter_1_section_1.html

If the page being returned throws during appendToResponse and the app is deployed, all that is displayed is a blank page with the words "Your request produced an error".

To avoid this, either add this to the launch agruments:

Or change the main method in your Application class to look like this:

This won't work if you put it in the constructor.

Category:WebObjects