Name: auR10023 Date: 06/28/2001


ListResourceBundle.handleGetObject() does not throw NullPointerException
with null key.

The javadoc says:
...
public final Object handleGetObject(String key)
   
     Description copied from class: ResourceBundle
     Gets an object for the given key from this resource bundle. Returns
null if this resource bundle does not contain an object for the
     given key.

     Specified by:
         handleGetObject in class ResourceBundle
     Following copied from class: java.util.ResourceBundle
     Parameters:
         key - the key for the desired object
     Returns:
         the object for the given key, or null
     Throws:
         NullPointerException - if key is null
...

Here is the example:
----t.java---
import java.util.*;

public class t {
    public static void main(String argv[]) {
        String key = null;
        Object[][] contents = new Object[][] {};
        try {
          PrimitiveBundle bundle = new PrimitiveBundle(contents);
          Object result = bundle.handleGetObject(key);
          System.out.println( "failed");
        } catch(NullPointerException e) {
          System.out.println( "OK");
        }
    }
}

class PrimitiveBundle extends ListResourceBundle {
  Object[][] list;
  PrimitiveBundle(Object[][] list) {
    this.list = list;
    setParent(null);
  }
  protected Object[][] getContents() {
    return list;
  }
}

#java -version
java version "1.4.0-beta_refresh"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.0-beta_refresh-b69)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.0-beta_refresh-b69, mixed mode)

#java t
failed

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