CloudSlang/cloud-slang

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package io.cloudslang.utils;

import java.io.Serializable;

public class ValidationUtils {

    public static void validateStringValue(String errorMessagePrefix, Serializable value) {
        if (value != null && !(value instanceof String)) {
            throw new RuntimeException(errorMessagePrefix + "' should have a String value, but got value '" + value +
                    "' of type " + value.getClass().getSimpleName() + ".");
        }
    }
}