Java 7/8 And The Built-In Assertion : Adam Bien's Weblog

Java 7/8 And The Built-In Assertion : Adam Bien's Weblog

Java 7/8 And The Built-In Assertion

The java.util.Objects utility class comes with a useful null-check assertions: requireNonNull

Instead of checking a variable with if-statements you can use the built-in method:

  import static java.util.Objects.requireNonNull;    (...)          requireNonNull(this.script, "Cannot initialize ScriptableSink without script.");  

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