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  2. JDK-8061401

Non-null types

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      A DESCRIPTION OF THE REQUEST :
      As java doesn't has references (only pointers), the most common errors I've seen so far is NullPointerException. So the suggestion is simple either to have reference types like "String& " or keyword notnull..

      so I can write either:

      public void doSomething(String& s) { }

      or

      public void doSomething(notnull String s){}

      and be sure that nobody will pass me a null pointer. The first syntax is more regular and natural, while the second is more java like :)


      JUSTIFICATION :
      It will make code maintenance easier, and make NullPointerException really exceptional rather than regular.
      ###@###.### 2004-12-13 23:35:06 GMT

            abuckley Alex Buckley
            abuckley Alex Buckley
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