> I see his proposed technique as being useful in the case where we own > layers > A and C, and need to get through layer B in the cleanest way, where > layer B > doesn't expose a proper middleware understanding of exception handling. > I > would not want to see new middleware use his proposal as an "excuse" not > to > provide for checked exceptions in the interface.
Can you provide a concrete example of layers A, B, and C? A RuntimeException wrapping a checked exception class may be useful in some cases but adding it to commons implies that Jakarta Commons supports poor programming practices. David > > --- Noel > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]