Name: nt126004 Date: 03/07/2002


FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.4.0"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.0-b92)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.0-b92, mixed mode)


FULL OPERATING SYSTEM VERSION :

Windows 98 [Version 4.10.1998]

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
When adding preferences where either the key or value
contain capital letters the key/value is written with a
slash,

prefs.put("HelloWorld", "hello world")

is entered into the registry as

key /Hello/World
value hello /World

As far as I can tell the program in question is working fine. The only issue
would be if I needed to access these properties from a non-java program.

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
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This bug can be reproduced always.

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import java.util.prefs.Preferences;

public class PrefTest {

public static void main(String[] args) {
PrefTest p = new PrefTest();
}

public PrefTest() {
Preferences pref = Preferences.systemRoot();
pref.put("HelloWorld", "hello World");
}
}


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(Review ID: 139639)
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