to go either way (both checkNonNull and ensureNonNull better match the actual
behavior of the method than plain nonNull) but we might as well pick the right
convention.
Rémi's throwIfNull(x) suggestion does capture the precise meaning,
though it begs the question of what, exactly, will be thrown.
In either case the Javadoc specifies a @throws clause that will guide
readers to the answer on this.
Between checkNonNull() and throwIfNull(), I lean towards the former. In
any case the answer should be driven by what is more obvious to the
reader. So let's look at some typical code:
public Moo fooWrapper(String x, String y) {
return foo(throwIfNull(x), throwIfNull(y));
}
vs
public Moo fooWrapper(String x, String y) {
return foo(checkNonNull(x), checkNonNull(y));
}
Since throwing should be the exceptional path, it feels to me that
having throw in the name sets slightly the wrong expectations. (It's
sort of like the old MASH episode where one of them is defusing a bomb
while the other reads the instructions over the phone: "cut the red
wire" (snip) "but first..." (panic ensues).) Its the difference between
"proceed if ok" and "blow up if not ok"; both mean the same thing but if
OK is the common case, the former seems the more appropriate phrasing.
