001/*
002 * Units of Measurement API
003 * Copyright (c) 2014-2016, Jean-Marie Dautelle, Werner Keil, V2COM.
004 *
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009 *
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029 */
030package javax.measure;
031
032/**
033 * Signals that a problem of some sort has occurred due to incommensurable of some quantities/units. Only commensurable quantity (quantities with the
034 * same dimensions) may be compared, equated, added, or subtracted. Also, one unit can be converted to another unit only if both units are
035 * commensurable.
036 * <p>
037 * This is a <strong>checked</strong> exception, so it deliberately doesn't inherit from <code>MeasurementException</code> like most other exceptions.
038 * </p>
039 * 
040 * @author <a href="mailto:[email protected]">Jean-Marie Dautelle</a>
041 * @author <a href="mailto:[email protected]">Werner Keil</a>
042 * @version 0.16, $Date: 2016-02-13 $
043 *
044 * @see <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_commensurability#Commensurability">Wikipedia: Unit Commensurability</a>
045 */
046public class IncommensurableException extends Exception {
047  /**
048   * For cross-version compatibility.
049   */
050  private static final long serialVersionUID = -3676414292638136515L;
051
052  /**
053   * Constructs a {@code IncommensurableException} with the given message.
054   *
055   * @param message
056   *          the detail message, or {@code null} if none.
057   */
058  public IncommensurableException(final String message) {
059    super(message);
060  }
061
062  /**
063   * Constructs a {@code IncommensurableException} with the given cause.
064   *
065   * @param cause
066   *          the cause of this exception, or {@code null} if none.
067   *
068   */
069  public IncommensurableException(final Throwable cause) {
070    super(cause);
071  }
072
073  /**
074   * Constructs a {@code IncommensurableException} with the given message and cause.
075   *
076   * @param message
077   *          the detail message, or {@code null} if none.
078   * @param cause
079   *          the cause of this exception, or {@code null} if none.
080   *
081   */
082  public IncommensurableException(final String message, final Throwable cause) {
083    super(message, cause);
084  }
085}