Name: boT120536 Date: 01/21/2001


java version "1.3.0"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.3.0-C)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.3.0-C, mixed mode)

Constructor BigDecimal("0-128") works, even though "0-128" is badly formatted.
Similar result with BigInteger("0-128").

This is inconsistent with java.lang wrappers like Integer, which throw a
NumberFormatException. It also appears to contradict the JavaDoc help for
BigInteger and BigDecimal.

On my machine the following program works. I think it should throw a
NumberFormatException.

import java.math.*;
public class Application1 {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    BigInteger bd=new BigInteger("0-128");
    System.out.println("Got "+bd+" (class "+bd.getClass().getName()+")");
    System.exit(1);
  }
}
(Review ID: 115508)
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