code: @SuppressWarnings("boxing")
      public static void exclusiveBetween(final long start, final long end, final long value) {
          // TODO when breaking BC, consider returning value
          if (value <= start || value >= end) {
              throw new IllegalArgumentException(StringUtils.simpleFormat(DEFAULT_EXCLUSIVE_BETWEEN_EX_MESSAGE, value, start, end));
          }
      }
docs: Validate that the specified primitive value falls between the two
  exclusive values specified; otherwise, throws an exception.
  
  <pre>Validate.exclusiveBetween(0, 2, 1);</pre>
  
  @param start the exclusive start value
  @param end   the exclusive end value
  @param value the value to validate
  @throws IllegalArgumentException if the value falls out of the boundaries
  
  @since 3.3