src/main/java/org/apache/commons/math/exception/MathIllegalArgumentException.java

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package org.apache.commons.math.exception;

import java.util.Locale;

import org.apache.commons.math.exception.util.ArgUtils;
import org.apache.commons.math.exception.util.MessageFactory;
import org.apache.commons.math.exception.util.Localizable;

/**
 * Base class for all preconditions violation exceptions.
 * This class is not intended to be instantiated directly: it should serve
 * as a base class to create all the exceptions that share the semantics of
 * the standard {@link IllegalArgumentException}, but must also provide a
 * localized message.
 *
 * @since 2.2
 * @version $Revision$ $Date$
 */
public class MathIllegalArgumentException extends IllegalArgumentException implements MathThrowable {

    /** Serializable version Id. */
    private static final long serialVersionUID = -6024911025449780478L;

    /**
     * Pattern used to build the message (specific context).
     */
    private final Localizable specific;
    /**
     * Pattern used to build the message (general problem description).
     */
    private final Localizable general;
    /**
     * Arguments used to build the message.
     */
    private final Object[] arguments;

    /**
     * @param specific Message pattern providing the specific context of
     * the error.
     * @param general Message pattern explaining the cause of the error.
     * @param args Arguments.
     */
    protected MathIllegalArgumentException(Localizable specific,
                                           Localizable general,
                                           Object ... args) {
        this.specific = specific;
        this.general = general;
        arguments = ArgUtils.flatten(args);
    }
    /**
     * @param general Message pattern explaining the cause of the error.
     * @param args Arguments.
     */
    protected MathIllegalArgumentException(Localizable general,
                                           Object ... args) {
        this(null, general, args);
    }

    /** {@inheritDoc} */
    public Localizable getSpecificPattern() {
        return specific;
    }

    /** {@inheritDoc} */
    public Localizable getGeneralPattern() {
        return general;
    }

    /** {@inheritDoc} */
    public Object[] getArguments() {
        return arguments.clone();
    }

    /**
     * Get the message in a specified locale.
     *
     * @param locale Locale in which the message should be translated.
     *
     * @return the localized message.
     */
    public String getMessage(final Locale locale) {
        return MessageFactory.buildMessage(locale, specific, general, arguments);
    }

   /** {@inheritDoc} */
    @Override
    public String getMessage() {
        return getMessage(Locale.US);
    }

    /** {@inheritDoc} */
    @Override
    public String getLocalizedMessage() {
        return getMessage(Locale.getDefault());
    }
}