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Subject: cvs commit:
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 NullArgumentException.java
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jstrachan    2003/08/14 02:44:36

  Modified:    modules/common/src/java/org/apache/geronimo/common
                        NullArgumentException.java
  Log:
  added a simple little helper method to check for null and throw an exception
  
  Revision  Changes    Path
  1.3       +16 -1     incubator-geronimo/modules/common/src/java/org/apache/geronimo/common/NullArgumentException.java
  
  Index: NullArgumentException.java
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  RCS file: /home/cvs/incubator-geronimo/modules/common/src/java/org/apache/geronimo/common/NullArgumentException.java,v
  retrieving revision 1.2
  retrieving revision 1.3
  diff -u -r1.2 -r1.3
  --- NullArgumentException.java	13 Aug 2003 06:48:45 -0000	1.2
  +++ NullArgumentException.java	14 Aug 2003 09:44:36 -0000	1.3
  @@ -72,6 +72,21 @@
       /** The index of the argument or null if no index. */
       protected final Object index;
       
  +    
  +    /**
  +     * A simple helper method to chekc that the given argument value
  +     * is not null. If it is null then a <tt>NullArgumentException</tt> is thrown.
  +     * 
  +     * @param name name of the argument
  +     * @param argument the value of the argument
  +     * @throws NullArgumentException if the argument is null
  +     */
  +    public static void checkForNull(String name, Object argument) throws NullArgumentException {
  +    	if (argument == null) {
  +    		throw new NullArgumentException(name);
  +    	}
  +    }
  +    
       /**
        * Construct a <tt>NullArgumentException</tt>.
        *