001/*
002 * Units of Measurement API
003 * Copyright (c) 2014-2023, Jean-Marie Dautelle, Werner Keil, Otavio Santana.
004 *
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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:jean-marie@dautelle.com">Jean-Marie Dautelle</a>
041 * @author <a href="mailto:werner@uom.technology">Werner Keil</a>
042 * @version 1.0, August 8, 2016
043 * @since 1.0
044 *
045 * @see <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_commensurability#Commensurability">Wikipedia: Unit Commensurability</a>
046 */
047public class IncommensurableException extends Exception {
048    /**
049     * For cross-version compatibility.
050     */
051    private static final long serialVersionUID = -3676414292638136515L;
052
053    /**
054     * Constructs a {@code IncommensurableException} with the given message.
055     *
056     * @param message
057     *            the detail message, or {@code null} if none.
058     */
059    public IncommensurableException(final String message) {
060        super(message);
061    }
062
063    /**
064     * Constructs a {@code IncommensurableException} with the given cause.
065     *
066     * @param cause
067     *            the cause of this exception, or {@code null} if none.
068     *
069     */
070    public IncommensurableException(final Throwable cause) {
071        super(cause);
072    }
073
074    /**
075     * Constructs a {@code IncommensurableException} with the given message and cause.
076     *
077     * @param message
078     *            the detail message, or {@code null} if none.
079     * @param cause
080     *            the cause of this exception, or {@code null} if none.
081     *
082     */
083    public IncommensurableException(final String message, final Throwable cause) {
084        super(message, cause);
085    }
086}