Merge pull request #7241 from Channyboy/1792-unclearErrorMessageMpMet…

…rics 1792 unclear error message mp metrics
OpenLiberty · Apr 18, 2019 · e11e3f8 · e11e3f8
2 parents 91cb55e + d961406
commit e11e3f8
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diff --git a/....ws.microprofile.metrics/src/com/ibm/ws/microprofile/metrics/impl/MetricRegistryImpl.java b/....ws.microprofile.metrics/src/com/ibm/ws/microprofile/metrics/impl/MetricRegistryImpl.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
-* Copyright (c) 2017, 2018 IBM Corporation and others.
+* Copyright (c) 2017, 2019 IBM Corporation and others.
 *
 * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
 * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
@@ -443,7 +443,9 @@ private <T extends Metric> T getOrAdd(Metadata metadata, MetricBuilder<T> builde
                 }
             }
         }
-        throw new IllegalArgumentException(metadata.getName() + " is already used for a different type of metric");
+        throw new IllegalArgumentException(metadata.getName() + " is already used for a different type of metric. "
+                                           + "A metric name can only be used with one type of metric. Ensure that " + metadata.getName()
+                                           + " is used with only one type of metric.");
     }
 
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")