bayard 2003/08/06 20:14:27 Modified: lang DEVELOPERS-GUIDE.html Log: Reworded the comment on quiet methods returning Null patterns. Revision Changes Path 1.4 +2 -3 jakarta-commons/lang/DEVELOPERS-GUIDE.html Index: DEVELOPERS-GUIDE.html =================================================================== RCS file: /home/cvs/jakarta-commons/lang/DEVELOPERS-GUIDE.html,v retrieving revision 1.3 retrieving revision 1.4 diff -u -r1.3 -r1.4 --- DEVELOPERS-GUIDE.html 30 Jul 2003 23:58:36 -0000 1.3 +++ DEVELOPERS-GUIDE.html 7 Aug 2003 03:14:26 -0000 1.4 @@ -59,8 +59,7 @@ <li>deal with one class or interface and its variations (subclasses)</li> <li>provide methods that perform useful utility functions</li> <li>the class will not be final</li> -<li>methods should generally be 'nice' and 'quiet'. That is, they should -suppress Exceptions when sensible. </li> +<li>for null parameters, rather than throwing an Exception, consider performing a Null patterned concept, such as returning 0 or ""</li> </ul> <p>A utility class can act as a factory for specific implementations of a class or
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