Name: gm110360 Date: 08/28/2002


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 :
When I saw the new preferences API added to J2SE 1.4,
I was expecting its support in java.lang.System class also.

Means that I expected that there is a method in System
class which returns me all the System preferences as a
Preferences object:
public Preferences getPreferences();
[along with the getProperties() method but intended to
replace it [and also getProperties() may be deprecated] ]

ALSO:
I thought that the Preferences.systemRoot() returns me all
system preferences [user.dir ...] same as
System.getProperties();

Please look into these suggestions.



STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
1.not applicable [suggestion]
2.
3.

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
System.getPreferences() [new method] and
Preferences.systemRoot() should give same values as
System.getProperties()

ERROR MESSAGES/STACK TRACES THAT OCCUR :
no error message [suggestion]

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced rarely.

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
import java.util.prefs;
//displays all system properties/preferences
class PrefDemo
{
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception
    {
        //Preferences prefs = Preferences.systemRoot();
        Preferences prefs = System.getPreferences();
        String[] cnames = prefs.keys();
        for (int i=0; i < cnames.length; i++)
        {
            System.out.println(cnames[i]+" -> "+prefs.get(cnames[i], "nil"));
        }
    }
}

---------- END SOURCE ----------

CUSTOMER WORKAROUND :
get system properties and add them to the system root of
the preferences object and return it in the
System getPreferences() method
(Review ID: 163697)
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