org.modeshape.common.util
Class CheckArg

java.lang.Object
  org.modeshape.common.util.CheckArg

@Immutable
public final class CheckArg
extends Object

Utility class that checks arguments to methods. This class is to be used only in API methods, where failure to supply correct arguments should result in a useful error message. In all cases, use the assert statement.

Method Summary

static void	contains(Collection<?> argument, Object value, String name) Check that the collection contains the value
static void	containsKey(Map<?,?> argument, Object key, String name) Check that the map contains the key
static void	containsNoNulls(Iterable<?> argument, String name) Check that the collection is not null and contains no nulls
static void	containsNoNulls(Object[] argument, String name) Check that the array is not null and contains no nulls
static <C> C	getInstanceOf(Object argument, Class<C> expectedClass, String name) Checks that the object is an instance of the specified Class and then returns the object cast to the specified Class
static <T> T	getNotNull(T argument, String name) Returns the specified argument if it is not null.
protected static String	getObjectName(Object obj)
static void	hasSizeOfAtLeast(Collection<?> argument, int minimumSize, String name) Check that the collection contains at least the supplied number of elements
static void	hasSizeOfAtLeast(Map<?,?> argument, int minimumSize, String name) Check that the map contains at least the supplied number of entries
static void	hasSizeOfAtLeast(Object[] argument, int minimumSize, String name) Check that the array contains at least the supplied number of elements
static void	hasSizeOfAtMost(Collection<?> argument, int maximumSize, String name) Check that the collection contains no more than the supplied number of elements
static void	hasSizeOfAtMost(Map<?,?> argument, int maximumSize, String name) Check that the map contains no more than the supplied number of entries
static void	hasSizeOfAtMost(Object[] argument, int maximumSize, String name) Check that the array contains no more than the supplied number of elements
static void	isEmpty(Object[] argument, String name) Check that the array is empty
static <T> void	isEquals(T argument, String argumentName, T object, String objectName) Asserts that the specified first object is equal to the specified second object.
static void	isGreaterThan(double argument, double greaterThanValue, String name) Check that the argument is greater than the supplied value
static void	isGreaterThan(int argument, int greaterThanValue, String name) Check that the argument is greater than the supplied value
static void	isGreaterThanOrEqualTo(int argument, int greaterThanOrEqualToValue, String name) Check that the argument is greater than or equal to the supplied value
static void	isInstanceOf(Object argument, Class<?> expectedClass, String name) Check that the object is an instance of the specified Class
static void	isLessThan(int argument, int lessThanValue, String name) Check that the argument is less than the supplied value
static void	isLessThanOrEqualTo(int argument, int lessThanOrEqualToValue, String name) Check that the argument is less than or equal to the supplied value
static void	isNegative(double argument, String name) Check that the argument is negative (<0).
static void	isNegative(int argument, String name) Check that the argument is negative (<0).
static void	isNegative(long argument, String name) Check that the argument is negative (<0).
static void	isNonNegative(double argument, String name) Check that the argument is non-negative (>=0).
static void	isNonNegative(int argument, String name) Check that the argument is non-negative (>=0).
static void	isNonNegative(long argument, String name) Check that the argument is non-negative (>=0).
static void	isNonPositive(double argument, String name) Check that the argument is non-positive (<=0).
static void	isNonPositive(int argument, String name) Check that the argument is non-positive (<=0).
static void	isNonPositive(long argument, String name) Check that the argument is non-positive (<=0).
static void	isNotEmpty(Collection<?> argument, String name) Check that the collection is not empty
static void	isNotEmpty(Iterator<?> argument, String name) Checks that the iterator is not empty, and throws an exception if it is.
static void	isNotEmpty(Map<?,?> argument, String name) Check that the map is not empty
static void	isNotEmpty(Object[] argument, String name) Check that the array is not empty
static void	isNotEmpty(String argument, String name) Check that the string is not empty, is not null, and does not contain only whitespace.
static <T> void	isNotEquals(T argument, String argumentName, T object, String objectName) Asserts that the specified first object is not equal to the specified second object.
static void	isNotGreaterThan(int argument, int notGreaterThanValue, String name) Check that the argument is not greater than the supplied value
static void	isNotLessThan(int argument, int notLessThanValue, String name) Check that the argument is not less than the supplied value
static void	isNotNan(double argument, String name) Check that the argument is not NaN.
static void	isNotNull(Object argument, String name) Check that the specified argument is non-null
static <T> void	isNotSame(T argument, String argumentName, T object, String objectName) Asserts that the specified first object is not the same as (==) the specified second object.
static void	isNotZeroLength(String argument, String name) Check that the string is non-null and has length > 0
static void	isNull(Object argument, String name) Check that the argument is null
static void	isPositive(double argument, String name) Check that the argument is positive (>0).
static void	isPositive(int argument, String name) Check that the argument is positive (>0).
static void	isPositive(long argument, String name) Check that the argument is positive (>0).
static <T> void	isSame(T argument, String argumentName, T object, String objectName) Asserts that the specified first object is the same as (==) the specified second object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

isNotLessThan

public static void isNotLessThan(int argument,
                                 int notLessThanValue,
                                 String name)

Check that the argument is not less than the supplied value

Parameters:

argument - The argument

notLessThanValue - the value that is to be used to check the value

name - The name of the argument

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If argument greater than or equal to the supplied vlaue

isNotGreaterThan

public static void isNotGreaterThan(int argument,
                                    int notGreaterThanValue,
                                    String name)

Check that the argument is not greater than the supplied value

Parameters:

argument - The argument

notGreaterThanValue - the value that is to be used to check the value

name - The name of the argument

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If argument is less than or equal to the supplied value

isGreaterThan

public static void isGreaterThan(int argument,
                                 int greaterThanValue,
                                 String name)

Check that the argument is greater than the supplied value

Parameters:

argument - The argument

greaterThanValue - the value that is to be used to check the value

name - The name of the argument

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If argument is not greater than the supplied value

isGreaterThan

public static void isGreaterThan(double argument,
                                 double greaterThanValue,
                                 String name)

Check that the argument is greater than the supplied value

Parameters:

argument - The argument

greaterThanValue - the value that is to be used to check the value

name - The name of the argument

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If argument is not greater than the supplied value

isLessThan

public static void isLessThan(int argument,
                              int lessThanValue,
                              String name)

Check that the argument is less than the supplied value

Parameters:

argument - The argument

lessThanValue - the value that is to be used to check the value

name - The name of the argument

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If argument is not less than the supplied value

isGreaterThanOrEqualTo

public static void isGreaterThanOrEqualTo(int argument,
                                          int greaterThanOrEqualToValue,
                                          String name)

Check that the argument is greater than or equal to the supplied value

Parameters:

argument - The argument

greaterThanOrEqualToValue - the value that is to be used to check the value

name - The name of the argument

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If argument is not greater than or equal to the supplied value

isLessThanOrEqualTo

public static void isLessThanOrEqualTo(int argument,
                                       int lessThanOrEqualToValue,
                                       String name)

Check that the argument is less than or equal to the supplied value

Parameters:

argument - The argument

lessThanOrEqualToValue - the value that is to be used to check the value

name - The name of the argument

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If argument is not less than or equal to the supplied value

isNonNegative

public static void isNonNegative(int argument,
                                 String name)

Check that the argument is non-negative (>=0).

Parameters:

argument - The argument

name - The name of the argument

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If argument is negative (<0)

isNonPositive

public static void isNonPositive(int argument,
                                 String name)

Check that the argument is non-positive (<=0).

Parameters:

argument - The argument

name - The name of the argument

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If argument is positive (>0)

isNegative

public static void isNegative(int argument,
                              String name)

Check that the argument is negative (<0).

Parameters:

argument - The argument

name - The name of the argument

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If argument is non-negative (>=0)

isPositive

public static void isPositive(int argument,
                              String name)

Check that the argument is positive (>0).

Parameters:

argument - The argument

name - The name of the argument

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If argument is non-positive (<=0)

isNonNegative

public static void isNonNegative(long argument,
                                 String name)

Check that the argument is non-negative (>=0).

Parameters:

argument - The argument

name - The name of the argument

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If argument is negative (<0)

isNonPositive

public static void isNonPositive(long argument,
                                 String name)

Check that the argument is non-positive (<=0).

Parameters:

argument - The argument

name - The name of the argument

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If argument is positive (>0)

isNegative

public static void isNegative(long argument,
                              String name)

Check that the argument is negative (<0).

Parameters:

argument - The argument

name - The name of the argument

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If argument is non-negative (>=0)

isPositive

public static void isPositive(long argument,
                              String name)

Check that the argument is positive (>0).

Parameters:

argument - The argument

name - The name of the argument

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If argument is non-positive (<=0)

isNonNegative

public static void isNonNegative(double argument,
                                 String name)

Check that the argument is non-negative (>=0).

Parameters:

argument - The argument

name - The name of the argument

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If argument is negative (<0)

isNonPositive

public static void isNonPositive(double argument,
                                 String name)

Check that the argument is non-positive (<=0).

Parameters:

argument - The argument

name - The name of the argument

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If argument is positive (>0)

isNegative

public static void isNegative(double argument,
                              String name)

Check that the argument is negative (<0).

Parameters:

argument - The argument

name - The name of the argument

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If argument is non-negative (>=0)

isPositive

public static void isPositive(double argument,
                              String name)

Check that the argument is positive (>0).

Parameters:

argument - The argument

name - The name of the argument

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If argument is non-positive (<=0)

isNotNan

public static void isNotNan(double argument,
                            String name)

Check that the argument is not NaN.

Parameters:

argument - The argument

name - The name of the argument

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If argument is NaN

isNotZeroLength

public static void isNotZeroLength(String argument,
                                   String name)

Check that the string is non-null and has length > 0

Parameters:

argument - The argument

name - The name of the argument

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If value is null or length == 0

isNotEmpty

public static void isNotEmpty(String argument,
                              String name)

Check that the string is not empty, is not null, and does not contain only whitespace.

Parameters:

argument - String

name - The name of the argument

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If string is null or empty

isNotNull

public static void isNotNull(Object argument,
                             String name)

Check that the specified argument is non-null

Parameters:

argument - The argument

name - The name of the argument

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If argument is null

getNotNull

public static <T> T getNotNull(T argument,
                               String name)

Returns the specified argument if it is not null.

Type Parameters:

T -

Parameters:

argument - The argument

name - The name of the argument

Returns:

The argument

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If argument is null

isNull

public static void isNull(Object argument,
                          String name)

Check that the argument is null

Parameters:

argument - The argument

name - The name of the argument

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If value is non-null

isInstanceOf

public static void isInstanceOf(Object argument,
                                Class<?> expectedClass,
                                String name)

Check that the object is an instance of the specified Class

Parameters:

argument - Value

expectedClass - Class

name - The name of the argument

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If value is null

getInstanceOf

public static <C> C getInstanceOf(Object argument,
                                  Class<C> expectedClass,
                                  String name)

Checks that the object is an instance of the specified Class and then returns the object cast to the specified Class

Type Parameters:

C - the class type

Parameters:

argument - Value

expectedClass - Class

name - The name of the argument

Returns:

value cast to the specified Class

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If value is not an instance of theClass.

isSame

public static <T> void isSame(T argument,
                              String argumentName,
                              T object,
                              String objectName)

Asserts that the specified first object is the same as (==) the specified second object.

Type Parameters:

T -

Parameters:

argument - The argument to assert as the same as object.

argumentName - The name that will be used within the exception message for the argument should an exception be thrown

object - The object to assert as the same as argument.

objectName - The name that will be used within the exception message for object should an exception be thrown; if null and object is not null, object.toString() will be used.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If the specified objects are not the same.

isNotSame

public static <T> void isNotSame(T argument,
                                 String argumentName,
                                 T object,
                                 String objectName)

Asserts that the specified first object is not the same as (==) the specified second object.

Type Parameters:

T -

Parameters:

argument - The argument to assert as not the same as object.

argumentName - The name that will be used within the exception message for the argument should an exception be thrown

object - The object to assert as not the same as argument.

objectName - The name that will be used within the exception message for object should an exception be thrown; if null and object is not null, object.toString() will be used.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If the specified objects are the same.

isEquals

public static <T> void isEquals(T argument,
                                String argumentName,
                                T object,
                                String objectName)

Asserts that the specified first object is equal to the specified second object. This method does take null references into consideration.

Type Parameters:

T -

Parameters:

argument - The argument to assert equal to object.

argumentName - The name that will be used within the exception message for the argument should an exception be thrown

object - The object to assert as equal to argument.

objectName - The name that will be used within the exception message for object should an exception be thrown; if null and object is not null, object.toString() will be used.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If the specified objects are not equal.

isNotEquals

public static <T> void isNotEquals(T argument,
                                   String argumentName,
                                   T object,
                                   String objectName)

Asserts that the specified first object is not equal to the specified second object. This method does take null references into consideration.

Type Parameters:

T -

Parameters:

argument - The argument to assert equal to object.

argumentName - The name that will be used within the exception message for the argument should an exception be thrown

object - The object to assert as equal to argument.

objectName - The name that will be used within the exception message for object should an exception be thrown; if null and object is not null, object.toString() will be used.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If the specified objects are equals.

isNotEmpty

public static void isNotEmpty(Iterator<?> argument,
                              String name)

Checks that the iterator is not empty, and throws an exception if it is.

Parameters:

argument - the iterator to check

name - The name of the argument

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If iterator is empty (i.e., iterator.hasNext() returns false)

isNotEmpty

public static void isNotEmpty(Collection<?> argument,
                              String name)

Check that the collection is not empty

Parameters:

argument - Collection

name - The name of the argument

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If collection is null or empty

isNotEmpty

public static void isNotEmpty(Map<?,?> argument,
                              String name)

Check that the map is not empty

Parameters:

argument - Map

name - The name of the argument

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If map is null or empty

isEmpty

public static void isEmpty(Object[] argument,
                           String name)

Check that the array is empty

Parameters:

argument - Array

name - The name of the argument

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If array is not empty

isNotEmpty

public static void isNotEmpty(Object[] argument,
                              String name)

Check that the array is not empty

Parameters:

argument - Array

name - The name of the argument

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If array is null or empty

getObjectName

protected static String getObjectName(Object obj)

contains

public static void contains(Collection<?> argument,
                            Object value,
                            String name)

Check that the collection contains the value

Parameters:

argument - Collection to check

value - Value to check for, may be null

name - The name of the argument

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If collection is null or doesn't contain value

containsKey

public static void containsKey(Map<?,?> argument,
                               Object key,
                               String name)

Check that the map contains the key

Parameters:

argument - Map to check

key - Key to check for, may be null

name - The name of the argument

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If map is null or doesn't contain key

containsNoNulls

public static void containsNoNulls(Iterable<?> argument,
                                   String name)

Check that the collection is not null and contains no nulls

Parameters:

argument - Array

name - The name of the argument

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If array is null or has null values

containsNoNulls

public static void containsNoNulls(Object[] argument,
                                   String name)

Check that the array is not null and contains no nulls

Parameters:

argument - Array

name - The name of the argument

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If array is null or has null values

hasSizeOfAtLeast

public static void hasSizeOfAtLeast(Collection<?> argument,
                                    int minimumSize,
                                    String name)

Check that the collection contains at least the supplied number of elements

Parameters:

argument - Collection

minimumSize - the minimum size

name - The name of the argument

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If collection has a size smaller than the supplied value

hasSizeOfAtMost

public static void hasSizeOfAtMost(Collection<?> argument,
                                   int maximumSize,
                                   String name)

Check that the collection contains no more than the supplied number of elements

Parameters:

argument - Collection

maximumSize - the maximum size

name - The name of the argument

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If collection has a size smaller than the supplied value

hasSizeOfAtLeast

public static void hasSizeOfAtLeast(Map<?,?> argument,
                                    int minimumSize,
                                    String name)

Check that the map contains at least the supplied number of entries

Parameters:

argument - the map

minimumSize - the minimum size

name - The name of the argument

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If the map has a size smaller than the supplied value

hasSizeOfAtMost

public static void hasSizeOfAtMost(Map<?,?> argument,
                                   int maximumSize,
                                   String name)

Check that the map contains no more than the supplied number of entries

Parameters:

argument - the map

maximumSize - the maximum size

name - The name of the argument

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If the map has a size smaller than the supplied value

hasSizeOfAtLeast

public static void hasSizeOfAtLeast(Object[] argument,
                                    int minimumSize,
                                    String name)

Check that the array contains at least the supplied number of elements

Parameters:

argument - the array

minimumSize - the minimum size

name - The name of the argument

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If the array has a size smaller than the supplied value

hasSizeOfAtMost

public static void hasSizeOfAtMost(Object[] argument,
                                   int maximumSize,
                                   String name)

Check that the array contains no more than the supplied number of elements

Parameters:

argument - the array

maximumSize - the maximum size

name - The name of the argument

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If the array has a size smaller than the supplied value