Name: rmT116609 Date: 01/26/2003


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)

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
The examples of how to use preferences API in the
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4/docs/guide/lang/preferences.html guide use:
   Preferences prefs = Preferences.userNodeForPackage(this);
and
   Preferences prefs = Preferences.systemNodeForPackage(this);

According the API's doc and the actual interface availible with the JDK, these methods expects an object of class "Class" and not "Object". Because of this, the examples fails to compile.

This bug can be reproduced always.

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package com.acme.widget;
import java.util.prefs.*;

public class Gadget {
    // Preference keys for this package
    private static final String NUM_ROWS = "num_rows";
    private static final String NUM_COLS = "num_cols";

    void foo() {
        Preferences prefs = Preferences.userNodeForPackage(this);

        int numRows = prefs.getInt(NUM_ROWS, 40);
        int numCols = prefs.getInt(NUM_COLS, 80);

        ...
    }
}


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(Review ID: 144825)
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