Name: rmT116609 Date: 10/20/2003


A DESCRIPTION OF THE REQUEST :
Java forces me to supply an argument for each method parameter.

JUSTIFICATION :
Lengthy method signatures often require convenience overloads that supply the requisite default values. These methods cut down on clutter and errors in the caller's code. Overriding them is a pain, however, and you can often end up with one additional method for each parameter.

public void foo( boolean a)...



EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
public void foo(boolean a = true, String b = "bar", Long c = 1, double d = 1.0)
ACTUAL -
Obviously this will not compile because Java does not allow default arguments.

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Not applicable: language extension required to fix this.
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CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
public void foo( boolean a, String b, Long c, double d)...
public void foo( boolean a, String b, Long c)...
public void foo( boolean a, String b)...

Supply a convenience method for each permutation (or is that combination) of parameters.
(Incident Review ID: 216646)
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