public static <T> T firstNonNull(@NullableDecl T first, @NullableDecl T second) {
    """
	Returns the first of two given parameters that is not {@code null}, if either is, or otherwise
	throws a {@link NullPointerException}.
	
	<p>To find the first non-null element in an iterable, use {@code Iterables.find(iterable,
	Predicates.notNull())}. For varargs, use {@code Iterables.find(Arrays.asList(a, b, c, ...),
	Predicates.notNull())}, static importing as necessary.
	
	<p><b>Note:</b> if {@code first} is represented as an {@link Optional}, this can be
	accomplished with {@link Optional#or(Object) first.or(second)}. That approach also allows for
	lazy evaluation of the fallback instance, using {@link Optional#or(Supplier)
	first.or(supplier)}.
	
	@return {@code first} if it is non-null; otherwise {@code second} if it is non-null
	@throws NullPointerException if both {@code first} and {@code second} are null
	@since 18.0 (since 3.0 as {@code Objects.firstNonNull()}).
    """
    if (first != null) {
      return first;
    }
    if (second != null) {
      return second;
    }
    throw new NullPointerException("Both parameters are null");
  }
public static <T> T firstNonNull(@NullableDecl T first, @NullableDecl T second) {
    if (first != null) {
      return first;
    }
    if (second != null) {
      return second;
    }
    throw new NullPointerException("Both parameters are null");
  }
public static < T > T firstNonNull ( @ NullableDecl T first , @ NullableDecl T second ) { if ( first != null ) { return first ; } if ( second != null ) { return second ; } throw new NullPointerException ( "Both parameters are null" ) ; }
Returns the first of two given parameters that is not {@code null}, if either is, or otherwise
throws a {@link NullPointerException}.

<p>To find the first non-null element in an iterable, use {@code Iterables.find(iterable,
Predicates.notNull())}. For varargs, use {@code Iterables.find(Arrays.asList(a, b, c, ...),
Predicates.notNull())}, static importing as necessary.

<p><b>Note:</b> if {@code first} is represented as an {@link Optional}, this can be
accomplished with {@link Optional#or(Object) first.or(second)}. That approach also allows for
lazy evaluation of the fallback instance, using {@link Optional#or(Supplier)
first.or(supplier)}.

@return {@code first} if it is non-null; otherwise {@code second} if it is non-null
@throws NullPointerException if both {@code first} and {@code second} are null
@since 18.0 (since 3.0 as {@code Objects.firstNonNull()}).
Returns the first of two given parameters that is not { @code null } if either is or otherwise throws a { @link NullPointerException } .