ArgumentUtils.java

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package org.apache.commons.statistics.interval;

/**
 * Utilities for argument validation.
 *
 * @since 1.2
 */
final class ArgumentUtils {
    /** No instances. */
    private ArgumentUtils() {}

    /**
     * Check the error rate {@code alpha} is in the open interval {@code (0, 1)}.
     *
     * @param alpha Error rate.
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code alpha} is not in the open interval {@code (0, 1)}.
     */
    static void checkErrorRate(double alpha) {
        if (alpha > 0 && alpha < 1) {
            return;
        }
        // Out-of-range or NaN
        throw new IllegalArgumentException("Error rate is not in (0, 1): " + alpha);
    }
}