#ifndef _Exception_
#define _Exception_

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#include <exception>
#include <string>
#include <memory>
#include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>

namespace qpid
{
/**
 * Exception base class for all Qpid exceptions.
 */
class Exception : public std::exception
{
  protected:
    std::string whatStr;

  public:
    Exception() throw();
    Exception(const std::string& str) throw();
    Exception(const char* str) throw();
    Exception(const std::exception&) throw();

    virtual ~Exception() throw();

    virtual const char* what() const throw();
    virtual std::string toString() const throw();

    virtual Exception* clone() const throw();
    virtual void throwSelf() const;

    typedef boost::shared_ptr<Exception> shared_ptr;
};



}

#endif  /*!_Exception_*/