apache-geode-extensions/src/main/java/org/springframework/geode/distributed/event/MembershipEvent.java
/**
	 * Asserts that the given {@link Object target} is not {@literal null}.
	 *
	 * @param <T> {@link Class type} of the {@link Object target}.
	 * @param target {@link Object} to evaluate.
	 * @param message {@link String} containing the message for the {@link IllegalArgumentException}.
	 * @param arguments array of {@link Object arguments} to populate the placeholders in the {@link String message}.
	 * @return the {@link Object target}.
	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@link Object target} is {@literal null}.
	 */
Asserts that the given  Object target is not  null.
@param   Class type of the  Object target.
@param target  Object to evaluate.
@param message  String containing the message for the  IllegalArgumentException.
@param arguments array of  Object arguments to populate the placeholders in the  String message.
@return the  Object target.
@throws IllegalArgumentException if  Object target is  null.
Asserts that the given Object target is not null . @param Class type of the Object target . @param target Object to evaluate . @param message String containing the message for the IllegalArgumentException . @param arguments array of Object arguments to populate the placeholders in the String message . @return the Object target . @throws IllegalArgumentException if Object target is null .
protected static <T> T assertNotNull(T target, String message, Object... arguments) {
		if (target == null) {
			throw new IllegalArgumentException(String.format(message, arguments));
		}
		return target;
	}
protected static < T > T assertNotNull ( T target , String message , Object ... arguments ) { if ( target == null ) { throw new IllegalArgumentException ( String . format ( message , arguments ) ) ; } return target ; }
Asserts that the given {@link Object target} is not {@literal null}.
Asserts that the given { @link Object target } is not { @literal null } .