public String getCause() {
        return this.cause;
    }
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If set, indicates that the workflow execution was automatically terminated, and specifies the cause. This happens
if the parent workflow execution times out or is terminated and the child policy is set to terminate child
executions.
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@return If set, indicates that the workflow execution was automatically terminated, and specifies the cause. This
        happens if the parent workflow execution times out or is terminated and the child policy is set to
        terminate child executions.
@see WorkflowExecutionTerminatedCause
aws-java-sdk-simpleworkflow/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/services/simpleworkflow/model/WorkflowExecutionTerminatedEventAttributes.java