JDK-7041258 : Use j.u.Object.requireNonNull in the JDK codebase
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Component: core-libs
  • Sub-Component: java.lang
  • Affected Version: 8
  • Priority: P4
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Won't Fix
  • OS: generic
  • CPU: generic
  • Submitted: 2011-05-02
  • Updated: 2018-08-14
  • Resolved: 2018-08-14
Related Reports
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JDK-8073550 - java* tools: replace obj.getClass hacks with Assert.checkNonNull or Objects.requireNonNull
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JDK-8025100 - Use j.u.Object.requireNonNull in j.l.invoke codebase
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JDK-8073479 - Replace obj.getClass hacks with Objects.requireNonNull
Description
The java.util.Objects class added in JDK 7 includes a pair of requireNonNull methods, one which takes one argument to be checked and another which takes a message for the NPE if one is thrown.

The JDK code would benefit from using these methods in lieu of the more verbose "if (o == null) throw new NullPointerException..."