athena/include/Exception.hpp

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#ifndef __EXCEPTION_HPP__
#define __EXCEPTION_HPP__

#include <string>

namespace zelda
{

/*! \class Exception
 *  \brief The baseclass for all Exceptions.
 *
 *  <b>Do Not</b> use Exception directly, instead create an appropriate
 * Exception class and inherit from this baseclass.
 */
class Exception
{
public:
    /*! \brief The constructor for an Exception
     *  \param message The error message to throw
     */
    inline Exception(const std::string& message) :
        m_message(message)
    {
    }

    /*! \brief Returns the Error message of the exception
     *  \return std::string The error message
     */
    inline std::string message() const
    {
        return m_message;
    }
protected:
    std::string m_message; //!< The error message string
};

} // zelda
#endif