/** * Gets the value of the specified parameter. * * @param name the parameter element name, cannot be <code>null</code>. * @return string containing the value of the parameter element, or <code>null</code> if the value * is not set. * @throws IllegalArgumentException if <code>name == null</code>. */ public String getParameter(String name) throws IllegalArgumentException { // Check preconditions MandatoryArgumentChecker.check("name", name); return _parameters.get(name); }