WrongPropertyTypeException.java

/*
 * Copyright (c) 2010 Ecole des Mines de Nantes.
 *
 *      This file is part of Entropy.
 *
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 */

package entropy;

/**
 * An exception to signal that the value of a property do not have the good type
 * @author Fabien Hermenier
 */
public class WrongPropertyTypeException extends PropertiesHelperException {

    /**
     * The identifier of the property.
     */
    private String prop;

    /**
     * The expected type of the property.
     */
    private Class type;

    /**
     * The current value of the property.
     */
    private String value;

    /**
     * Make a new exception.
     * @param key the identifier of the property.
     * @param t the expected type of the value
     * @param v the current value.
     */
    public WrongPropertyTypeException(String key, Class t, String v) {
        super("Wrong type for property '" + key + "'. Unable to convert '" + v + "' into a " + t.getSimpleName());
        this.prop = key;
        this.type = t;
        this.value = v;
    }

    /**
     * Get the identifier of the property.
     * @return a String
     */
    public String getProperty() {
        return this.prop;
    }

    /**
     * Get the current value of the property.
     * @return a String
     */
    public String getValue() {
        return this.value;
    }

    /**
     * Get the expected class of the property.
     * @return a Class
     */
    public Class getExpectedClass() {
        return this.type;
    }
}