Wrapping Method Declarations

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int someMethod(String aString,
               List<Integer> aList,
               Map<String, String> aMap,
               int anInt,
               long aLong,
               Set<Number> aSet,
               double aDouble) {
    …
}

int someMethod(String aString, List<Integer> aList,
        Map<String, String> aMap, int anInt, long aLong,
        double aDouble, long aLong) {
    …
}

int someMethod(String aString,
               List<Map<Integer, StringBuffer>> aListOfMaps,
               Map<String, String> aMap)
        throws IllegalArgumentException {
    …
}

int someMethod(String aString, List<Integer> aList,
        Map<String, String> aMap, int anInt)
                throws IllegalArgumentException {
    …
}

Method declarations can be formatted by listing the arguments vertically, or by a new line and +8 extra spaces
If a throws clause needs to be wrapped, put the line break in front of the throws clause and make sure it stands out from the argument list, either by indenting +8 relative to the function declaration, or +8 relative to the previous line.

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