Character -> Char    +1

CharacterObject is based on BooleanUtils. If people aren't bothered by the
difference, then it could get changed to Character, but I think I prefer the
CharacterObject.

Stephen


----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Gregory" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'Jakarta Commons Developers List'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 7:24 PM
Subject: RE: [lang] CharUtils: toCharacterObject, toCharacter ->
toCharacter, toChar?


> +1,
>
> toCharacter returning a char is funky. Good suggestions.
>
> Stephen, any objections?
>
> Gary
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Janek Bogucki [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 02:36
> > To: Jakarta Commons Developers List
> > Subject: [lang] CharUtils: toCharacterObject, toCharacter ->
toCharacter,
> > toChar?
> >
> > CharUtils features these API methods:
> >
> >     public static Character toCharacterObject(char ch)
> >     public static char toCharacter(Character ch)
> >     public static char toCharacter(String str)
> >
> >     public static int toInteger(char ch)
> >     public static int toInteger(Character ch)
> >
> > Although 'toCharacterObject' is very clear, 'toCharacter' is slightly
> > ambiguous unless it is taken in context with 'toCharacterObject'.
> > 'toCharacter' suggests the return type will be a Character object when
it
> > is
> > actually char.
> >
> > As a suggestion, this API would be clearer:
> >
> >     public static Character toCharacter(char ch)
> >     public static char toChar(Character ch)
> >     public static char toChar(String str)
> >
> >     public static int toInt(char ch)
> >     public static int toInt(Character ch)
> >
> >
> > CharUtils is since lang 2.1 so there is no 'published' API to worry
about.
> > (I've omitted the methods overloaded with defaults but they would also
be
> > subject to this proposed change.)
> >
> > As a side benefit of this API change the two 'toString' methods don't
need
> > to
> > have 'Object' appended to be consistent with 'toCharacterObject':
> >
> >     public static String toString(char ch)
> >     public static String toString(Character ch)
> >
> > i.e. they stay as is instead of becoming:
> >
> >     public static String toStringObject(char ch)
> >     public static String toStringObject(Character ch)
> >
> > -Janek
> >
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