RELEASE_2_1_13/src/blocks/poi/java/org/apache/cocoon/components/elementprocessor/CannotCreateElementProcessorException.java

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package org.apache.cocoon.components.elementprocessor;

/**
 * Exception to be thrown when an ElementProcessor cannot be created.
 *
 * @author Marc Johnson (marc_johnson27591@hotmail.com)
 * @version CVS $Id$
 */
public class CannotCreateElementProcessorException
        extends Exception
{
    private String _element_name;
    private String _reason;

    /**
     * Constructor
     *
     * @param reason a simple explanation why the specified
     *               ElementProcessor could not be created.
     */

    public CannotCreateElementProcessorException(final String reason)
    {
        _element_name = null;
        _reason = (reason == null) ? "" : reason;
    }

    public void setElementName(final String name)
    {
        _element_name = name;
    }

    /**
     * override of Throwable's getMessage; allows us to format it
     * with the element name
     *
     * @return a succinct but useful message describing the
     *         problem and which element name we couldn't handle.
     */

    public String getMessage()
    {
        StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer();

        buffer.append("Could not create ElementProcessor for element ");
        buffer.append(_element_name);
        buffer.append(" ");
        if (_reason.length() != 0) {
            buffer.append("(").append(_reason).append(")");
        }
        return buffer.toString();
    }
}   // end public class CannotCreateElementProcessorException