/*license*\ XBN-Java: Copyright (C) 2014, Jeff Epstein (aliteralmind __DASH__ github __AT__ yahoo __DOT__ com) This software is dual-licensed under the: - Lesser General Public License (LGPL) version 3.0 or, at your option, any later version; - Apache Software License (ASL) version 2.0. Either license may be applied at your discretion. More information may be found at - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-licensing. The text of both licenses is available in the root directory of this project, under the names "LICENSE_lgpl-3.0.txt" and "LICENSE_asl-2.0.txt". The latest copies may be downloaded at: - LGPL 3.0: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-3.0.txt - ASL 2.0: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt \*license*/ package com.github.xbn.examples.lang.non_xbn; /** <p><i>Results in an intentional exception</i> -- Demonstration of "if an object is null, throw an NullPointerException, otherwise throw the cause".</p> <p>{@code java com.github.xbn.examples.lang.non_xbn.ExceptionHandlingXmpl}</p> * @since 0.1.0 * @author Copyright (C) 2014, Jeff Epstein ({@code aliteralmind __DASH__ github __AT__ yahoo __DOT__ com}), dual-licensed under the LGPL (version 3.0 or later) or the ASL (version 2.0). See source code for details. <a href="http://xbnjava.aliteralmind.com">{@code http://xbnjava.aliteralmind.com}</a>, <a href="https://github.com/aliteralmind/xbnjava">{@code https://github.com/aliteralmind/xbnjava}</a> **/ public class ExceptionHandlingXmpl { public static final void main(String[] ignored) { //doTheThingInTheThing(null); doTheThingInTheThing2(null); } public static final void doTheThingInTheThing(Object thing_thatMustBeNNull) { try { String sToString = thing_thatMustBeNNull.toString(); System.out.println(sToString); } catch(RuntimeException rx) { if(thing_thatMustBeNNull == null) { throw new NullPointerException("thing_thatMustBeNNull"); } throw rx; } } public static final void doTheThingInTheThing2(Object thing_thatMustBeNNull) { try { String sToString = thing_thatMustBeNNull.toString(); System.out.println(sToString); } catch(RuntimeException rx) { throw nullOrReturnCause(thing_thatMustBeNNull, "thing_thatMustBeNNull", null, rx); } } public static final RuntimeException nullOrReturnCause(Object objToTest, String str_name, Object xtra_errInfo, RuntimeException cause) { if(cause == null) { throw new NullPointerException("cause"); } nnull(false, objToTest, str_name, xtra_errInfo); return cause; } public static final void nnull(boolean is_nullOk, Object objToTest, String str_name, Object xtra_errInfo) { if(objToTest == null && !is_nullOk) { throw new NullPointerException(str_name + " is null (is_nullOk is false)" + ((xtra_errInfo == null) ? "" : " -- Extra info: " + xtra_errInfo)); } } }