// Filename Counters/CounterException.java.
 // Providing an extension of the RuntimeException class
 // for use with the Counter hierarchy
 //
 // Written for JFL book Chapter 4 see text.
 // Fintan Culwin, v0.1, January 1997
 
public class CounterException extends RuntimeException {

static final int EXIT    = 0;   // different actions taken
static final int WARNING = 1;
static final int PASS    = 2;
static int exceptionCount = 0;

    public CounterException( int code, String reason ) {
	exceptionCount ++;       // mmm, another exception coming in.
	if (code == EXIT)        // very bad, throw exception, exit program   
	    throw new RuntimeException( reason );
	else if (code == WARNING)// well, give them a warning
	    System.err.println("WARNING: " + reason);
	// else just keep it quiet
    } // End CounterException constructor

    public CounterException(String reason ) {
    // constructor with a reason
	exceptionCount ++;       // mmm, another exception coming in.
        throw new RuntimeException( reason );
    } // End CounterException constructor

    public CounterException() {
    // constructor without a reason
	exceptionCount ++;       // mmm, another exception coming in.
	throw new RuntimeException("Counter Exception is encounted\n");
    } // End CounterException constructor
 } // End CounterException