org.eclipse.ocl

Class LookupException

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Throwable

java.lang.Exception

org.eclipse.ocl.ParserException

org.eclipse.ocl.SemanticException

org.eclipse.ocl.LookupException

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

AmbiguousLookupException, InvalidLookupException

public class LookupException
extends SemanticException

Exception indicating a semantic error in looking up a definition, typically resulting from an ambiguity.

Actual instances of this exception are usually more specific, being either AmbiguousLookupExceptions or InvalidLookupExceptions.

Since:

1.2

See Also:

AmbiguousLookupException, InvalidLookupException, Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
LookupException(java.lang.String msg) Initializes me with a user-friendly message describing the nature of the lookup failure.
LookupException(java.lang.String msg, java.util.List<?> matches) Initializes me with a user-friendly message describing the nature of the lookup that resulted in these zero or more matches.
LookupException(java.lang.String msg, java.lang.Object firstMatch, java.lang.Object secondMatch, java.lang.Object... otherMatches) Initializes me with a user-friendly message describing the nature of the lookup failure and at least two objects that were ambiguous matches.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.util.List<?>	getAmbiguousMatches() Obtains the list of ambiguous matches, if the problem was one of ambiguity, in the order in which they were found.
java.util.List<?>	getMatches() Obtains all matches, in the order in which they were found.

Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.ocl.ParserException

getDiagnostic

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

LookupException

public LookupException(java.lang.String msg)

Initializes me with a user-friendly message describing the nature of the lookup failure.

Parameters:

msg - the exception message

LookupException

public LookupException(java.lang.String msg,
               java.util.List<?> matches)

Initializes me with a user-friendly message describing the nature of the lookup that resulted in these zero or more matches.

Parameters:

msg - the exception message

matches - the objects found by the lookup

LookupException

public LookupException(java.lang.String msg,
               java.lang.Object firstMatch,
               java.lang.Object secondMatch,
               java.lang.Object... otherMatches)

Initializes me with a user-friendly message describing the nature of the lookup failure and at least two objects that were ambiguous matches.

Parameters:

msg - the exception message

firstMatch - the first object found by the look-up

secondMatch - the second object found by the look-up

otherMatches - any further objects found by the look-up

Method Detail

getMatches

public java.util.List<?> getMatches()

Obtains all matches, in the order in which they were found. The number of results (0, 1, or more) depends on the specific kind of look-up problem that I represent.

Returns:

the matches found by the look-up

See Also:

getAmbiguousMatches(), InvalidLookupException.getInvalidMatch()

getAmbiguousMatches

public java.util.List<?> getAmbiguousMatches()

Obtains the list of ambiguous matches, if the problem was one of ambiguity, in the order in which they were found.

Returns:

the ambiguous matches, or an empty list if the look-up problem was not a matter of ambiguity

See Also:

InvalidLookupException.getInvalidMatch(), getMatches()