Name: sdC67446 Date: 12/08/99


1) Two similar methods has different behaviors if input param == null:
      public static String encodeJavaMIMEType(String mimeType)
      public static String encodeDataFlavor(DataFlavor df)

    The first one returns empty encoded string,
    the second one - throws NPE.

2) Also the problem with the pair of methods:

      public static String encodeJavaMIMEType(String mimeType)
      public static String decodeJavaMIMEType(String atom)

     decodeJavaMIMEType(encodeJavaMIMEType(null)) != null
        
3) The doc should clarify what the "encoded" mimetype string looks
   like.

The javadoc says:
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public static String encodeJavaMIMEType(String mimeType)

      Returns:
            encode a Java MIMEType for use as a native type name


public static String encodeDataFlavor(DataFlavor df)

      Returns:
            encode a Java MIMEType for use as a native type name


public static boolean isJavaMIMEType(String atom)

      Returns:
            if the native type string is an encoded Java MIMEType


the test demonstraiting the 1st point:
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import java.awt.datatransfer.*;

public class Test {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        System.out.println(" --- 1 --- ");
        System.out.println(SystemFlavorMap.encodeJavaMIMEType(null));
        System.out.println(" --- 2 --- ");
        try {
            System.out.println(SystemFlavorMap.encodeDataFlavor(null));
        } catch (NullPointerException e) {
            System.out.println("Unexpected: "+e);
        }
        System.out.println(" --- 3 --- ");
        if (
            SystemFlavorMap.decodeJavaMIMEType(SystemFlavorMap.encodeJavaMIMEType(null)) != null ) {
            System.out.println("decodeJavaMIMEType(encodeDataFlavor(null)) != null");
        }
    }
}

output:
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 --- 1 ---
JAVA_DATAFLAVOR:null
 --- 2 ---
Unexpected: java.lang.NullPointerException
 --- 3 ---
decodeJavaMIMEType(encodeDataFlavor(null)) != null
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