org.tm4j.topicmap
Class MergedTopicSubjectClashException

java.lang.Object
  java.lang.Throwable
      java.lang.Exception
          org.tm4j.topicmap.TopicMapProcessingException
              org.tm4j.topicmap.MergedTopicSubjectClashException

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public class MergedTopicSubjectClashException

extends TopicMapProcessingException

Indicates that an attempt was made to merge two topics with different subjects.

Author:

Kal Ahmed

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

MergedTopicSubjectClashException(Topic t1, Topic t2)
Constructs a new merged topic subject clash exception.

Method Summary

Topic[]

getTopics(Topic[] ret) Retrieves the two topics involved in the failed merge operation.

Methods inherited from class org.tm4j.topicmap.TopicMapProcessingException

getCause

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Throwable

fillInStackTrace, getLocalizedMessage, getMessage, getStackTrace, 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

MergedTopicSubjectClashException

public MergedTopicSubjectClashException(Topic t1,
                                        Topic t2)

Constructs a new merged topic subject clash exception.

Parameters:

t1 - the first topic included in the failed merge operation.

t2 - the other topic included in the failed merge operation.

Method Detail

getTopics

public Topic[] getTopics(Topic[] ret)

Retrieves the two topics involved in the failed merge operation.

Parameters:

ret - A placeholder array of topics to be filled with the two topics involved in the failed merge operation. Note that if this is null or an array holding less than two Topics, a new array will be created in its place.

Returns:

An array containing the two Topics involved in the failed merge operation.