1 /*
2 * Copyright 2006 Simon Raess
3 *
4 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
5 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
6 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
7 *
8 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
9 *
10 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
11 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
12 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
13 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
14 * limitations under the License.
15 */
16 package net.sf.beep4j.internal.util;
17
18 public final class Assert {
19
20 private Assert() {
21 // hidden constructor
22 }
23
24 /**
25 * Asserts that the given value is not null. Throws an
26 * IllegalArgumentException if the value is null.
27 *
28 * @param name the name of the value (e.g. a parameter name)
29 * @param value the value that must be null
30 */
31 public static final void notNull(String name, Object value) {
32 if (value == null) {
33 throw new IllegalArgumentException(name + " cannot be null");
34 }
35 }
36
37 }