public Field addField(String fieldName) throws IllegalArgumentException {
checkNotNull(fieldName, "fieldName must not be null");
checkArgument(fieldName.length() > 0, "fieldName must not be empty");
- checkArgument(getFieldByName(fieldName) == null, "fieldName must be unique");
+ if (getFieldByName(fieldName) != null) {
+ throw new DuplicateField();
+ }
@SuppressWarnings("synthetic-access")
Field field = new Field().setName(fieldName);
fields.add(field);
}
+ /**
+ * Exception that signals the addition of a field that already exists.
+ *
+ * @author <a href="mailto:bombe@pterodactylus.net">David ‘Bombe’ Roden</a>
+ */
+ public static class DuplicateField extends IllegalArgumentException { }
+
}