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Re: How to handle same sanity checks

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Eric Sosman wrote:
> On 6/22/2017 5:10 AM, Cecil Westerhof wrote:
> > In my code I have several methods that start with:
> >      if ((n < MIN_VAL) || (n > MAX_VAL)) {
> >          throw new InvalidParameterException(String.format(ERROR_N, n));
> >      }
> > 
> > That is not really DRY.
> > 
> > I could write a method like:
> >      private void checkN(n) {
> >          if ((n < MIN_VAL) || (n > MAX_VAL)) {
> >              throw new InvalidParameterException(String.format(ERROR_N, n));
> >          }
> >      }
> > 
> > And then replace all the checks with a call to checkN. But then the
> > exception is generated in the method checkN instead of the method that
> > has a wrong parameter.
> > What is the best way to handle this?
> 
>      Tastes surely vary, but for repetitive checks I favor writing
> the private internal helper method.  Yes, the caller of doItPlease()
> gets an exception originating from internalSanityCheck() instead, but
> that shouldn't bother anyone.  doItPlease() will be in the stack
> trace anyhow, even though it's not at the very top.

That can be a problem with some more-or-less-broken logging frameworks,
and a nuisance if trying to diagnose over the phone.

You can always do something like

	final InvalidParameterException e
	  = new InvalidParameterException(String.format(ERROR_N, n));
	final StackTraceElement[] s = e.getStackTrace();
	e.setStackTrace(Arrays.copyOfRange(s, 1, s.length));
	throw e;

or even

public class Throwables {
	private Throwables() {
	}

	public static <T extends Throwable> T relocate(final T t, final int n) {
		final StackTraceElement[] s = t.getStackTrace();
		if (n < s.length) {
			t.setStackTrace(Arrays.copyOfRange(s, n, s.length));
		}
		return t;
	}
}

and then

	throw Throwables.relocate(new InvalidParameterException(...)), 1);

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How to handle same sanity checks Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2017-06-22 11:10 +0200
  Re: How to handle same sanity checks Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2017-06-22 10:27 +0000
    Re: How to handle same sanity checks Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2017-06-22 13:21 +0200
    Re: How to handle same sanity checks Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2017-06-23 06:51 +0200
    Re: How to handle same sanity checks Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2017-06-24 12:06 +0200
      Re: How to handle same sanity checks Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2017-06-24 10:33 +0000
        Re: How to handle same sanity checks Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2017-06-24 16:46 +0200
          Re: How to handle same sanity checks Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2017-06-24 19:37 +0000
  Re: How to handle same sanity checks Andreas Leitgeb <avl@logic.at> - 2017-06-22 11:26 +0000
    Re: How to handle same sanity checks Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2017-06-22 07:44 -0400
      Re: How to handle same sanity checks Andreas Leitgeb <avl@logic.at> - 2017-06-22 12:30 +0000
  Re: How to handle same sanity checks Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2017-06-22 07:40 -0400
    Re: How to handle same sanity checks v_borchert@despammed.com (Volker Borchert) - 2017-06-22 18:33 +0000
      Re: How to handle same sanity checks Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2017-06-23 06:48 +0200
        Re: How to handle same sanity checks Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2017-06-23 09:57 -0400
          Re: How to handle same sanity checks Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2017-06-23 16:31 +0200
            Re: How to handle same sanity checks Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2017-06-23 17:21 +0000
              Re: How to handle same sanity checks Eric Douglas <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2017-06-26 05:21 -0700
                Re: How to handle same sanity checks Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2017-06-26 13:34 +0000
                Re: How to handle same sanity checks Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2017-06-26 15:22 +0000
        Re: How to handle same sanity checks Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-06-25 22:55 -0400
  Re: How to handle same sanity checks Marcel Mueller <news.5.maazl@spamgourmet.org> - 2017-06-22 23:07 +0200
  Re: How to handle same sanity checks Joerg Meier <joergmmeier@arcor.de> - 2017-06-25 09:52 +0200
  Re: How to handle same sanity checks Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2017-06-25 12:31 +0200
    Re: How to handle same sanity checks Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-06-25 14:23 -0400
      Style police (Was: Re: How to handle same sanity checks) Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2017-06-25 17:28 -0400
        Re: Style police (Was: Re: How to handle same sanity checks) Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-06-25 19:14 -0400
        Re: Style police (Was: Re: How to handle same sanity checks) Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-06-25 19:19 -0400
          Re: Style police (Was: Re: How to handle same sanity checks) Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2017-06-26 23:34 +0200

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