org.znerd.math

Class CanNotCompareException

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Throwable

java.lang.Exception

java.lang.RuntimeException

org.znerd.math.CanNotCompareException

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public class CanNotCompareException
extends java.lang.RuntimeException

Exception thrown to indicate a compare operation failed. This exception is thrown by the compareTo(RealNumber) method in interface RealNumber.

Version:

$Revision: 1.4 $ $Date: 2002/08/16 19:12:40 $

Author:

Ernst de Haan (znerd@FreeBSD.org)

See Also:

RealNumber.compareTo(RealNumber), Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
CanNotCompareException(RealNumber a, RealNumber b) Constructs a new CanNotCompareException for a failed comparison between the specified numbers.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
RealNumber[]	getNumbers() Returns the numbers that could not be compared in a new array.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Throwable

addSuppressed, fillInStackTrace, getCause, getLocalizedMessage, getMessage, getStackTrace, getSuppressed, initCause, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, setStackTrace, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

CanNotCompareException

public CanNotCompareException(RealNumber a,
                              RealNumber b)
                       throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

Constructs a new CanNotCompareException for a failed comparison between the specified numbers.

Parameters:

a - the first number, not null.

b - the second number, not null.

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if a == null || b == null.

Method Detail

getNumbers

public RealNumber[] getNumbers()

Returns the numbers that could not be compared in a new array.

Returns:

the numbers that could not be compared in a new array with size 2, never null.