/*

 *

 * This software is distributable under the BSD license. See the terms of the

 * BSD license in the documentation provided with this software.

 *

 * http://www.opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php

 */

package jdk.internal.jline.internal;

// Some bits lifted from Guava's ( http://code.google.com/p/guava-libraries/ ) Preconditions.

/**

 * Preconditions.

 *

 * @author <a href="mailto:jason@planet57.com">Jason Dillon</a>

 * @since 2.7

 */

public class Preconditions

{

    public static <T> T checkNotNull(final T reference) {

        if (reference == null) {

            throw new NullPointerException();

        }

        return reference;

    }

}