public static void checkPositionIndexes(int start, int end, int size) {
    checkPositionIndex(start, size, "start index");
    checkPositionIndex(end, size, "end index");
    if (end < start) {
      throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException(format(
          "end index (%s) must not be less than start index (%s)", end, start));
    }
  }
public static void checkPositionIndexes(int start, int end, int size) {
    checkPositionIndex(start, size, "start index");
    checkPositionIndex(end, size, "end index");
    if (end < start) {
      throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException(format(
          "end index (%s) must not be less than start index (%s)", end, start));
    }
  }
public static void checkPositionIndexes ( int start , int end , int size ) { checkPositionIndex ( start , size , "start index" ) ; checkPositionIndex ( end , size , "end index" ) ; if ( end < start ) { throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException ( format ( "end index (%s) must not be less than start index (%s)" , end , start ) ) ; } }
Ensures that {@code start} and {@code end} specify a valid <i>positions</i>
in an array, list or string of size {@code size}, and are in order. A
position index may range from zero to {@code size}, inclusive.

@param start a user-supplied index identifying a starting position in an
array, list or string
@param end a user-supplied index identifying a ending position in an array,
list or string
@param size the size of that array, list or string
@throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if either index is negative or is
greater than {@code size}, or if {@code end} is less than {@code start}
@throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code size} is negative
Ensures that { @code start } and { @code end } specify a valid <i > positions< / i > in an array list or string of size { @code size } and are in order . A position index may range from zero to { @code size } inclusive .