Casey Marshall wrote:
On Dec 13, 2006, at 12:56 AM, Marco Trudel wrote:
Hey guys
java.util.Arrays.binarySearch(Object[] a, Object key, Comparator c)
exchanges a[i] and key, this can lead to ClassCastExceptions as shown
in ComparatorTest.java. Arrays.patch fixes it.
http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=30061
This exact problem bit me once. I developed code on the RI that
inadvertently had a comparator that depended on the order of the arguments.
I freely admit that my code was incorrect, but it did take me a while
to figure out what was happening.
I feel that if there is no performance penalty, then we should follow
the behavior of the RI.
David Daney.
