nse. It would be the responsibility of the application to
 generate the 404 response.
 </p></div>
<dl class="notes">
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd><code>null</code> if the preconditions are met or a <code>ResponseBuilder</code> set with the appropriate status if the
 preconditions are not met.</dd>
<dt>Throws:</dt>
<dd><code><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/IllegalStateException.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">IllegalStateException</