standardize exception messages

JSONArray.java

@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ public class JSONArray implements Iterable<Object> {
                         .equalsIgnoreCase("true"))) {
             return true;
         }
-        throw new JSONException("JSONArray[" + index + "] is not a boolean.");
+        throw wrongValueFormatException(index, "boolean", null);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -263,7 +263,15 @@ public class JSONArray implements Iterable<Object> {
      *             to a number.
      */
     public double getDouble(int index) throws JSONException {
-        return this.getNumber(index).doubleValue();
+        final Object object = this.get(index);
+        if(object instanceof Number) {
+            return ((Number)object).doubleValue();
+        }
+        try {
+            return Double.parseDouble(object.toString());
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            throw wrongValueFormatException(index, "double", e);
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -277,7 +285,15 @@ public class JSONArray implements Iterable<Object> {
      *             object and cannot be converted to a number.
      */
     public float getFloat(int index) throws JSONException {
-        return this.getNumber(index).floatValue();
+        final Object object = this.get(index);
+        if(object instanceof Number) {
+            return ((Float)object).floatValue();
+        }
+        try {
+            return Float.parseFloat(object.toString());
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            throw wrongValueFormatException(index, "float", e);
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -298,7 +314,7 @@ public class JSONArray implements Iterable<Object> {
             }
             return JSONObject.stringToNumber(object.toString());
         } catch (Exception e) {
-            throw new JSONException("JSONArray[" + index + "] is not a number.", e);
+            throw wrongValueFormatException(index, "number", e);
         }
     }
 
@@ -322,8 +338,8 @@ public class JSONArray implements Iterable<Object> {
             // JSONException should really take a throwable argument.
             // If it did, I would re-implement this with the Enum.valueOf
             // method and place any thrown exception in the JSONException
-            throw new JSONException("JSONArray[" + index + "] is not an enum of type "
-                    + JSONObject.quote(clazz.getSimpleName()) + ".");
+            throw wrongValueFormatException(index, "enum of type "
+                    + JSONObject.quote(clazz.getSimpleName()), null);
         }
         return val;
     }
@@ -345,8 +361,7 @@ public class JSONArray implements Iterable<Object> {
         Object object = this.get(index);
         BigDecimal val = JSONObject.objectToBigDecimal(object, null);
         if(val == null) {
-            throw new JSONException("JSONArray[" + index +
-                    "] could not convert to BigDecimal ("+ object + ").");
+            throw wrongValueFormatException(index, "BigDecimal", object, null);
         }
         return val;
     }
@@ -365,8 +380,7 @@ public class JSONArray implements Iterable<Object> {
         Object object = this.get(index);
         BigInteger val = JSONObject.objectToBigInteger(object, null);
         if(val == null) {
-            throw new JSONException("JSONArray[" + index +
-                    "] could not convert to BigDecimal ("+ object + ").");
+            throw wrongValueFormatException(index, "BigInteger", object, null);
         }
         return val;
     }
@@ -381,7 +395,15 @@ public class JSONArray implements Iterable<Object> {
      *             If the key is not found or if the value is not a number.
      */
     public int getInt(int index) throws JSONException {
-        return this.getNumber(index).intValue();
+        final Object object = this.get(index);
+        if(object instanceof Number) {
+            return ((Number)object).intValue();
+        }
+        try {
+            return Integer.parseInt(object.toString());
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            throw wrongValueFormatException(index, "int", e);
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -399,7 +421,7 @@ public class JSONArray implements Iterable<Object> {
         if (object instanceof JSONArray) {
             return (JSONArray) object;
         }
-        throw new JSONException("JSONArray[" + index + "] is not a JSONArray.");
+        throw wrongValueFormatException(index, "JSONArray", null);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -417,7 +439,7 @@ public class JSONArray implements Iterable<Object> {
         if (object instanceof JSONObject) {
             return (JSONObject) object;
         }
-        throw new JSONException("JSONArray[" + index + "] is not a JSONObject.");
+        throw wrongValueFormatException(index, "JSONObject", null);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -431,7 +453,15 @@ public class JSONArray implements Iterable<Object> {
      *             to a number.
      */
     public long getLong(int index) throws JSONException {
-        return this.getNumber(index).longValue();
+        final Object object = this.get(index);
+        if(object instanceof Number) {
+            return ((Number)object).longValue();
+        }
+        try {
+            return Long.parseLong(object.toString());
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            throw wrongValueFormatException(index, "long", e);
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -448,7 +478,7 @@ public class JSONArray implements Iterable<Object> {
         if (object instanceof String) {
             return (String) object;
         }
-        throw new JSONException("JSONArray[" + index + "] not a string.");
+        throw wrongValueFormatException(index, "String", null);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1454,5 +1484,38 @@ public class JSONArray implements Iterable<Object> {
     public boolean isEmpty() {
         return this.myArrayList.isEmpty();
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * Create a new JSONException in a common format for incorrect conversions.
+     * @param idx index of the item
+     * @param valueType the type of value being coerced to
+     * @param cause optional cause of the coercion failure
+     * @return JSONException that can be thrown.
+     */
+    private static JSONException wrongValueFormatException(
+            int idx,
+            String valueType,
+            Throwable cause) {
+        return new JSONException(
+                "JSONArray[" + idx + "] is not a " + valueType + "."
+                , cause);
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Create a new JSONException in a common format for incorrect conversions.
+     * @param idx index of the item
+     * @param valueType the type of value being coerced to
+     * @param cause optional cause of the coercion failure
+     * @return JSONException that can be thrown.
+     */
+    private static JSONException wrongValueFormatException(
+            int idx,
+            String valueType,
+            Object value,
+            Throwable cause) {
+        return new JSONException(
+                "JSONArray[" + idx + "] is not a " + valueType + " (" + value + ")."
+                , cause);
+    }
 
 }