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package org.apache.cocoon.components.elementprocessor.types;
import java.io.IOException;
/**
* This class holds the result of a boolean conversion. The result is
* either a valid value, or an IOException that was created by the
* boolean converter
*
* @author Marc Johnson (marc_johnson27591@hotmail.com)
* @version CVS $Id$
*/
public class BooleanResult
{
private boolean _value;
private IOException _exception;
/**
* Constructor; package scope, as only a boolean converter should
* generate one of these
*
* @param value the boolean value
*/
BooleanResult(final boolean value) {
this();
_value = value;
}
/**
* Constructor; package scope, as only a boolean converter should
* generate one of these
*
* @param exception the exception to be thrown
*/
BooleanResult(final IOException exception) {
this();
_exception = exception;
}
private BooleanResult() {
_value = false;
_exception = null;
}
/**
* Get the value as a boolean
*
* @return the value as a boolean
*
* @exception IOException if there was a problem converting the
* value
*/
public boolean booleanValue() throws IOException {
if (_exception != null) {
throw _exception;
}
return _value;
}
} // end public class BooleanResult