src/main/java/org/apache/commons/math/exception/NullArgumentException.java

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package org.apache.commons.math.exception;

import org.apache.commons.math.exception.util.Localizable;
import org.apache.commons.math.exception.util.LocalizedFormats;

/**
 * All conditions checks that fail due to a {@code null} argument must throw
 * this exception.
 * This class is meant to signal a precondition violation ("null is an illegal
 * argument") and so does not extend the standard {@code NullPointerException}.
 * Proagation of {@code NullPointerException} from within Commons-Math is
 * construed to be a bug.
 *
 * @since 2.2
 * @version $Revision$ $Date$
 */
public class NullArgumentException extends MathIllegalArgumentException {
    /** Serializable version Id. */
    private static final long serialVersionUID = -6024911025449780478L;

    /**
     * Default constructor.
     */
    public NullArgumentException() {
        super(LocalizedFormats.NULL_NOT_ALLOWED);
    }
    /**
     * @param specific Message pattern providing the specific context of
     * the error.
     */
    public NullArgumentException(Localizable specific) {
        super(specific, LocalizedFormats.NULL_NOT_ALLOWED);
    }
}