Name: id146280 Date: 09/10/2004


Specification for methods

public void addAttribute(AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute attribute,
                         Object value)

public void addAttribute(AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute attribute,
                         Object value,
                         int beginIndex,
                         int endIndex)

public void addAttributes(Map attributes,
                          int beginIndex,
                          int endIndex)

is incomplete because it does not describe if methods clone given Attribute(s)
or just store reference. Class levele specification does not help either.

Specification should explicitly state that reference to Attribute(s) is stored.

Please note that specification for AttributedCharacterIterator states:

"
...
The values for an attribute are immutable, or must not be mutated by clients
or storage. They are always passed by reference, and not cloned.
...
"

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