BaseException.h

//File BaseException.h

#ifndef BASEEXCEPTION_H 
#define BASEEXCEPTION_H

#include <iostream>
#include <string>

namespace SctPixelRod {

enum exceptType {BASE, VME, NOIMAGEFILE, HPI, ROD, PRIMLIST, TIM, BOC};

//------------------------------baseException------------------------------ 

class BaseException {
public:
  BaseException(std::string descriptor);
  std::string getDescriptor() {return m_descriptor;};
  unsigned long getNumData() {return m_numData;};
  void setType(exceptType type) {m_type = type; return;};
  exceptType getType() {return m_type;};
  virtual void what(std::ostream&); 
  virtual ~BaseException(){}
  
private:
  std::string m_descriptor;    
  unsigned long m_numData;  
  exceptType m_type;              
}; 
                                                                         
};

//---------------------------- Overload operator<< -----------------------------
/* This overloaded operator lets us use cout and cerr to print the sexception
*  information.
*/
  std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, SctPixelRod::BaseException& e);

#endif // BASEEXCEPTION_H

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