source: svn/trunk/Utilities/Fastjet/include/fastjet/Error.hh@ 77

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#ifndef __FASTJET_ERROR_HH__
#define __FASTJET_ERROR_HH__

#include<iostream>
#include<string>
#include "Utilities/Fastjet/include/fastjet/internal/base.hh"

FASTJET_BEGIN_NAMESPACE      // defined in fastjet/internal/base.hh

/// class corresponding to errors that will be thrown by fastjet
class Error {
public:
  // constructors
  Error() {;};
  Error(const std::string & message) {
    _message = message; 
    if (_print_errors) std::cerr << "fastjet::Error: "<<message << std::endl;
  };

  std::string message() const {return _message;};

  static void set_print_errors(bool print_errors) {
    _print_errors = print_errors;};

private:
  std::string _message;
  static bool _print_errors;
};


FASTJET_END_NAMESPACE

#endif // __FASTJET_ERROR_HH__