From 713e3224488e9310e56f3b763f11752755e673dd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: SutterBruce <bruce@sutter.com>
Date: Tue, 27 May 2025 15:50:54 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Proposal for DeviceInstance::MakeExceptionForCode( )

 Propose passing exception code to CMMError constructor, overriding default code.
---
 MMCore/Devices/DeviceInstance.cpp | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/MMCore/Devices/DeviceInstance.cpp b/MMCore/Devices/DeviceInstance.cpp
index a36ea75b7..6f9e0848e 100644
--- a/MMCore/Devices/DeviceInstance.cpp
+++ b/MMCore/Devices/DeviceInstance.cpp
@@ -84,8 +84,9 @@ DeviceInstance::MakeException() const
 CMMError
 DeviceInstance::MakeExceptionForCode(int code) const
 {
-   return CMMError("Error in device " + ToQuotedString(GetLabel()) + ": " +
-         GetErrorText(code) + " (" + ToString(code) + ")");
+    // 2025.05.20.bp: Propose passing exception code as 2nd parameter to constructor, overriding default.
+    return CMMError("Error in device " + ToQuotedString(GetLabel()) + ": " +
+         GetErrorText(code) + " (" + ToString(code) + ")", (CMMError::Code)code);
 }
 
 void