ALDDataConverterException.java

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 * Advanced Library for Integrated Development of Data Analysis Applications.
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package de.unihalle.informatik.Alida.exceptions;


/**
 * Alida exception thrown by data type converters. 
 * 
 * @author posch
 */
public class ALDDataConverterException extends ALDDataIOException {

	/**
	 * Possible exception types.
	 */
	public static enum ALDDataIOProviderExceptionType {
		/**
		 * Data value could not be converted.
		 */
		CANNOT_CONVERT,
		/**
		 * An unspecified error.
		 */
		UNSPECIFIED_ERROR
	}

	/**
	 * Identifier string.
	 */
	private static final String typeID= "ALDDataIOProviderException";
	
	/**
	 * Type of exception.
	 */
	protected ALDDataIOProviderExceptionType type;
	
	/**
	 * Constructor.
	 * 
	 * @param t		Exception type.
	 * @param c		Comment string.
	 */
	public ALDDataConverterException(ALDDataIOProviderExceptionType t, String c) {
		this.type= t;
		this.comment= c;
	}

	@Override
	public String getIdentString() {
		switch(this.type)
		{
		case CANNOT_CONVERT:
			return typeID + ": value could not be converted!";
		case UNSPECIFIED_ERROR:
			return typeID + ": data IO provider call failed - unknown reason!";			
		}
		return new String("");
	}

	/**
	 * Returns the type of this exception.
	 */
	public ALDDataIOProviderExceptionType getType() {
		return this.type;
	}
}