- Validation.begin().isNotNull("Image", image).check().isEqual("Image Album", image.getAlbum(), this).isEqual("Album Owner", image.getAlbum().getSone(), sone).check();
+ checkNotNull(image, "image must not be null");
+ checkNotNull(image.getSone(), "image must have an owner");
+ checkArgument(image.getSone().equals(sone), "image must belong to the same Sone as this album");
+ checkArgument(image.getAlbum().equals(this), "image must belong to this album");