I would normally suggest throwing NPE rather than other exceptions for detected invalid nulls. You can also then use Objects.requireNonNull()
Mike On Oct 3 2013, at 16:10 , Brian Burkhalter wrote: > Please review and comment at your convenience. > > Issue: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-7179567 > Webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~bpb/7179567/ > > Summary > * Document and throw IAE from URLClassLoader constructors. > * Throw ClassNotFoundException if null is passed to findClass method of a > ClassLoader. > * Clarify specification of SecureClassLoader.getPermissions. > > This change would require an approved CCC request and JCK test changes. > > Thanks, > > Brian