com.gargoylesoftware.base.util

Class DetailedNullPointerException

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Throwable

java.lang.Exception

java.lang.RuntimeException

java.lang.NullPointerException

com.gargoylesoftware.base.util.DetailedNullPointerException

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public class DetailedNullPointerException
extends NullPointerException

A more detailed version of NullPointerException that contains information about what argument was null.

Version:

$Revision: 1.4 $

Author:

Mike Bowler

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
DetailedNullPointerException(String argumentName) Create an instance
DetailedNullPointerException(String argumentName, String message) Create an instance

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	getArgumentName() Return the name of the argument that was null.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Throwable

addSuppressed, fillInStackTrace, getCause, getLocalizedMessage, getMessage, getStackTrace, getSuppressed, initCause, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, setStackTrace, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

DetailedNullPointerException

public DetailedNullPointerException(String argumentName,
                                    String message)

Create an instance

Parameters:

argumentName - The name of the argument that was null

message - The message to use in the exception

DetailedNullPointerException

public DetailedNullPointerException(String argumentName)

Create an instance

Parameters:

argumentName - The name of the argument that was null

Method Detail

getArgumentName

public String getArgumentName()

Return the name of the argument that was null.

Returns:

The name of the argument