protected static void ensureNull(String message, Object object) throws MalformedElementException {
    """
	Ensures that the given object is <code>null</code>.
	
	@param message the message for the exception that is thrown if the
	object is not <code>null</code>
	@param object  the object, or <code>null</code>
	@throws        MalformedElementException if the given object is not
	<code>null</code>
    """
        if (object != null)
            throw new MalformedElementException(message);
    }
protected static void ensureNull(String message, Object object) throws MalformedElementException {
        if (object != null)
            throw new MalformedElementException(message);
    }
protected static void ensureNull ( String message , Object object ) throws MalformedElementException { if ( object != null ) throw new MalformedElementException ( message ) ; }
Ensures that the given object is <code>null</code>.

@param message the message for the exception that is thrown if the
object is not <code>null</code>
@param object  the object, or <code>null</code>
@throws        MalformedElementException if the given object is not
<code>null</code>
Ensures that the given object is <code > null< / code > .