Name: mgC56079 Date: 05/26/99


Constructor DataFlavor(Class, String), with null Class parameter, throws
NullPointerException on jdk1.2.2 and passes without exceptions on jdk1.1.*.
It may confuse users and cause incomatibility.
Specification should explicitly define handling of the null parameter.
------------ Test.java
import java.awt.datatransfer.*;
public class Test {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
try {
    DataFlavor df = new DataFlavor((Class)null, "");
System.out.println("NPE was not thrown");
} catch (NullPointerException e) {
System.out.println("NPE was thrown");
}
    }

}
------------ Output on 1.1.8
NPE was not thrown
------------ Output on 1.2.2
NPE was thrown
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