Java 7/8 And The Built-In Assertion
The java.util.Objects
utility class comes with a useful null-check assertions: requireNonNull
Instead of checking a variable with if-statements you can use the built-in method:
import static java.util.Objects.requireNonNull;
(...)
requireNonNull(this.script, "Cannot initialize ScriptableSink without script.");
The sample above was borrowed from enhydrator.
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The problem is, it throws NullPointerException. That makes it impossible for the clients to differentiate a bug in the called code (usually an NPE) from a bug in their own code (better expressed through an IllegalArgumentException).
Posted by Ollie on November 02, 2015 at 09:25 AM CET #
Have seen an assert in the wild? http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/language/assert.html
Posted by Arturo Tena on November 04, 2015 at 06:35 AM CET #