// Aqsis
// Copyright © 1997 - 2001, Paul C. Gregory
//
// Contact: pgregory@aqsis.com
//
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// modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public
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//
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/** \file
		\brief Declares the XqException base class thrown during exceptions.
		\author Paul C. Gregory (pgregory@aqsis.com)
*/

//? Is exception.h included already?
#ifndef EXCEPTION_H_INCLUDED 
//{
#define EXCEPTION_H_INCLUDED 1

#include	"aqsis.h"

#include	"sstring.h"

START_NAMESPACE( Aqsis )

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------
/** General message based exception.  specific exceptions are derived from this.
 */

class XqException
{
public:
    /** Default constructor.
     * \param pcharReason Pointer to a string associated with the error which caused the exception.
     */
    XqException( const char* pcharReason = 0 ) :
            m_strReason( pcharReason )
    {}
    virtual	~XqException()
    {}

    /** Get a reference to the error message.
     * \return a constant string reference.
     */
    const CqString&	strReason()
    {
        return ( m_strReason );
    }

private:
    CqString	m_strReason;	///< The message associated with this exception.
}
;

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------

END_NAMESPACE( Aqsis )


#endif // EXCEPTION_H_INCLUDED
