core/java/com/android/internal/util/Preconditions.java

/*
 * Copyright (C) 2011 The Android Open Source Project
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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package com.android.internal.util;

/**
 * Simple static methods to be called at the start of your own methods to verify
 * correct arguments and state.
 */
public class Preconditions {

    /**
     * Ensures that an object reference passed as a parameter to the calling
     * method is not null.
     *
     * @param reference an object reference
     * @return the non-null reference that was validated
     * @throws NullPointerException if {@code reference} is null
     */
    public static <T> T checkNotNull(T reference) {
        if (reference == null) {
            throw new NullPointerException();
        }
        return reference;
    }

    /**
     * Ensures that an object reference passed as a parameter to the calling
     * method is not null.
     *
     * @param reference an object reference
     * @param errorMessage the exception message to use if the check fails; will
     *     be converted to a string using {@link String#valueOf(Object)}
     * @return the non-null reference that was validated
     * @throws NullPointerException if {@code reference} is null
     */
    public static <T> T checkNotNull(T reference, Object errorMessage) {
        if (reference == null) {
            throw new NullPointerException(String.valueOf(errorMessage));
        }
        return reference;
    }

}