/* * Copyright 2004-2005 the original author or authors. * * 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 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ package org.springmodules.validation.util.condition; import org.springframework.util.Assert; /** * A base class for all conditions that cannot check <code>null</code> values. * * @author Uri Boness */ public abstract class NonNullAcceptingCondition extends AbstractCondition { /** * Checks whether the checked object is <code>null</code>. * * @param object The checked object. * @throws IllegalArgumentException when the checked object is <code>null</code>. */ protected void beforeObjectChecked(Object object) { Assert.notNull(object, getClass().getName() + " cannot check 'null' values"); } }