GeomConverter/src/org/lcsim/geometry/util

diff -u -r1.11 -r1.12
--- BaseIDDecoder.java	3 May 2007 22:08:03 -0000	1.11
+++ BaseIDDecoder.java	5 May 2008 20:40:43 -0000	1.12
@@ -28,14 +28,15 @@

     protected int[] values;
     protected boolean valid = false;
     protected Subdetector detector;

-    protected int layerIndex;

+    protected int layerIndex = -1;

 
     public BaseIDDecoder()
     {}
 

-    public BaseIDDecoder( IDDescriptor id)

+    public BaseIDDecoder(IDDescriptor id)

     {
         setIDDescription(id);

+        System.out.println(toString());

     }
 
     public double getX()

@@ -148,7 +149,13 @@

 
     private void setLayerIndex(IDDescriptor id)
     {

-        layerIndex = id.indexOf("layer");

+    	try {
+    		layerIndex = id.indexOf("layer");
+    	}
+    	catch (IllegalArgumentException x)
+    	{
+    		System.err.println("WARNING: The layer field does not exist in this IDDecoder!");
+    	}

     }
 
     public int getLayer()