private static void assertQualNS(String qualNS) throws XMPException {
  if (qualNS == null || qualNS.length() == 0) {
    throw new XMPException("Empty qualifier namespace URI",XMPError.BADSCHEMA);
  }
}

private static void assertQualNS ( String qualNS ) throws XMPException { if ( qualNS == null || qualNS . length ( ) == 0 ) { throw new XMPException ( "Empty qualifier namespace URI" , XMPError . BADSCHEMA ) ; } }
parameterasserts that a qualifier namespace is set .
