@@ -19,14 +19,18 @@
 
 package org.apache.iceberg.exceptions;
 
+import com.google.errorprone.annotations.FormatMethod;
+
 /**
  * Exception raised when attempting to create a table that already exists.
  */
 public class AlreadyExistsException extends RuntimeException {
+  @FormatMethod
   public AlreadyExistsException(String message, Object... args) {
     super(String.format(message, args));
   }
 
+  @FormatMethod
   public AlreadyExistsException(Throwable cause, String message, Object... args) {
     super(String.format(message, args), cause);
   }
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package org.apache.iceberg.exceptions;

/**
 * Exception raised when attempting to create a table that already exists.
 */
public class AlreadyExistsException extends RuntimeException {
  public AlreadyExistsException(String message, Object... args) {
    super(String.format(message, args));
  }

  public AlreadyExistsException(Throwable cause, String message, Object... args) {
    super(String.format(message, args), cause);
  }
}

Format Method allows for a compile time check that the format strings being used in String.Format are actually valid given the number of arguments passed to the method. This helps eliminate ignored variables or under-defined strings at compile time.