/*
 * Units of Measurement API
 * Copyright (c) 2014-2016, Jean-Marie Dautelle, Werner Keil, V2COM.
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package javax.measure;

/**
 * Signals that a problem of some sort has occurred due to incommensurable of some quantities/units. Only commensurable quantity (quantities with the
 * same dimensions) may be compared, equated, added, or subtracted. Also, one unit can be converted to another unit only if both units are
 * commensurable.
 * <p>
 * This is a <strong>checked</strong> exception, so it deliberately doesn't inherit from <code>MeasurementException</code> like most other exceptions.
 * </p>
 * 
 * @author <a href="mailto:jean-marie@dautelle.com">Jean-Marie Dautelle</a>
 * @author <a href="mailto:werner@uom.technology">Werner Keil</a>
 * @version 1.0, August 8, 2016
 * @since 1.0
 * 
 * @see <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_commensurability#Commensurability">Wikipedia: Unit Commensurability</a>
 */
public class IncommensurableException extends Exception {
  /**
   * For cross-version compatibility.
   */
  private static final long serialVersionUID = -3676414292638136515L;

  /**
   * Constructs a {@code IncommensurableException} with the given message.
   *
   * @param message
   *          the detail message, or {@code null} if none.
   */
  public IncommensurableException(final String message) {
    super(message);
  }

  /**
   * Constructs a {@code IncommensurableException} with the given cause.
   *
   * @param cause
   *          the cause of this exception, or {@code null} if none.
   *
   */
  public IncommensurableException(final Throwable cause) {
    super(cause);
  }

  /**
   * Constructs a {@code IncommensurableException} with the given message and cause.
   *
   * @param message
   *          the detail message, or {@code null} if none.
   * @param cause
   *          the cause of this exception, or {@code null} if none.
   *
   */
  public IncommensurableException(final String message, final Throwable cause) {
    super(message, cause);
  }
}
