Name: nt126004 Date: 06/14/2002


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 :
Microsoft Windows 2000 [Version 5.00.2195]

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
This is a follow up to RFE 4684140.

current java.util.logging.FileHandler Constructors are of
the form:
public FileHandler(String pattern)

to be consistent with other java API they should have
Constructors that take files:
public FileHandler(File aParent, String aPattern)

Using /'s in a pattern and then doing a replace is not a
java way of doing things and further more it leads to
complications when not using the temp dir or the user's home
dir.

Even having constructors that take a File as the parent and
a pattern for the name would be an improvement. This would
solve both the complications of using non temp dir/user dir
parents and leave any expected semantics of a File alone.


This bug can be reproduced always.
(Review ID: 153551)
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