/**
 * AmbientTalk/2 Project
 * XIllegalOperation.java created on Jul 23, 2006 at 1:19:44 PM
 * (c) Programming Technology Lab, 2006 - 2007
 * Authors: Tom Van Cutsem & Stijn Mostinckx
 * 
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package edu.vub.at.exceptions;

import edu.vub.at.objects.ATTypeTag;
import edu.vub.at.objects.coercion.NativeTypeTags;

/**
 * XIllegalOperation is thrown whenever an operation is requested that is a violation
 * of the expected semantics of the interpreter. When originating from base-level code
 * these exceptions signal a fault in either the interpreter or in the custom meta
 * behaviour.
 * 
 * @author smostinc
 */
public class XIllegalOperation extends InterpreterException {

	private static final long serialVersionUID = -6486826773203553716L;

	/**
	 * Constructor which takes a descriptive message alongside an exception which caused this
	 * exception to be thrown.
	 */
	public XIllegalOperation(String message, Throwable cause) {
		super(message, cause);
	}

	/**
	 * Constructor which takes a message documenting how the expected semantics of the 
	 * interpreter were being violated.
	 */
	public XIllegalOperation(String message) {
		super(message);
	}

	public ATTypeTag getType() {
		return NativeTypeTags._ILLOP_;
	}

}