private static void assertQualName(String qualName) throws XMPException {
  if (qualName == null || qualName.length() == 0) {
    throw new XMPException("Empty qualifier name",XMPError.BADXPATH);
  }
}

private static void assertQualName ( String qualName ) throws XMPException { if ( qualName == null || qualName . length ( ) == 0 ) { throw new XMPException ( "Empty qualifier name" , XMPError . BADXPATH ) ; } }
parameterasserts that a qualifier name is set .
