Add a utility method

FasterXML · Jul 9, 2015 · 5dfc92c · 5dfc92c
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diff --git a/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/DeserializationContext.java b/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/DeserializationContext.java
@@ -863,6 +863,17 @@ public JsonMappingException mappingException(Class<?> targetClass, JsonToken tok
     public JsonMappingException mappingException(String message) {
         return JsonMappingException.from(getParser(), message);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Helper method for constructing generic mapping exception with specified
+     * message and current location information
+     * 
+     * @since 2.6
+     */
+    public JsonMappingException mappingException(String msgTemplate, Object... args) {
+        String message = String.format(msgTemplate, args);
+        return JsonMappingException.from(getParser(), message);
+    }
 
     /**
      * Helper method for constructing instantiation exception for specified type,