From: "robert burrell donkin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > i don't want to support two implementations. i want to create a correct > implementation in lang that can be used by beanutils and digester. then i > can deprecate the MethodUtils in beanutils and leave it to rot. +1
> my main issue with the current MethodUtils API is that it not precise in > it's definition of expected behaviour. the API does not say 'this methods > finds conforms to the JLS spec'. since these methods can be called > directly (rather than just as part of beanutils or digester where the > required behaviour is clear), this lack precision means that people may > rely on these features. therefore changing the algorithm might break their > code. The comments in [lang] MethodUtils etc. should be tightened. We offer the equivalent of: getMethod() accessible getDeclaredMethod() accessible getMethod() ignoring scope getDeclaredMethod() ignoring scope The first two should follow the JLS spec. The last two we get to define what happens. Stephen -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:commons-dev-unsubscribe@;jakarta.apache.org> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:commons-dev-help@;jakarta.apache.org>
