Java equivalent to .NET System.InvalidOperationException

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I am not as familiar with Java's exception packages as with those of .NET. I'm in a situation where, if programming in C#, I would throw a System.InvalidOperationException.

Before creating my own java.lang.RuntimeException subclass, I need to know if there is a similar exception type I should throw in Java.

The exact scenario is:

My class is a value object that provides an int intValue() method, returning an int. However, in some situations, the current value cannot be provided as an int, so this class also provides a boolean isInteger() to allow API users to know when intValue() can be safely invoked.

If a caller calls intValue() when isInteger() is false, an exception should be thrown.

And the question is: What type of exception?

I know that this question might not have a correct answer, but considering that I don't have lots of experience designing Java APIs, I want to know from other Java developers what they would expect to be thrown in this scenario.

thanks

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Solution 1 - Java

Throw an IllegalStateException:

> Signals that a method has been invoked > at an illegal or inappropriate time. > In other words, the Java environment > or Java application is not in an > appropriate state for the requested > operation.

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