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38 package com.gargoylesoftware.base.util;
39
40
41 /***
42 * A more detailed version of NullPointerException that contains
43 * information about what argument was null.
44 *
45 * @version $Revision: 1.5 $
46 * @author <a href="mailto:mbowler@GargoyleSoftware.com">Mike Bowler</a>
47 */
48 public class DetailedNullPointerException extends NullPointerException {
49 private static final long serialVersionUID = -2554279092032000569L;
50 private final String argumentName_;
51
52
53 /***
54 * Create an instance
55 *
56 * @param argumentName The name of the argument that was null
57 * @param message The message to use in the exception
58 */
59 public DetailedNullPointerException( final String argumentName, final String message ) {
60
61 super(message);
62 argumentName_ = argumentName;
63 }
64
65
66 /***
67 * Create an instance
68 *
69 * @param argumentName The name of the argument that was null
70 */
71 public DetailedNullPointerException( final String argumentName ) {
72 this( argumentName, argumentName );
73 }
74
75
76 /***
77 * Return the name of the argument that was null.
78 * @return The name of the argument
79 */
80 public String getArgumentName() {
81 return argumentName_;
82 }
83 }
84