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Re: [cp-patches] [Patch][gui] javax.swing.JTree
From: |
Mark Wielaard |
Subject: |
Re: [cp-patches] [Patch][gui] javax.swing.JTree |
Date: |
Sun, 02 Jan 2005 11:40:18 +0100 |
Hi,
On Sat, 2005-01-01 at 17:28 +0100, Michael Koch wrote:
> > > + /**
> > > + * XXX: Currently not implemented.
> > > + */
> > > + protected boolean hasChildren;
> >
> > Eh. What does it? If it isn't implemented, why do we have a dummy
> > field? (no more stubs!) Could you at least document that it always
> > returns false.
>
> Its no stub. Its this way intentional. In our implementation it always
> returns false but even this is not guaranteed as this field is not
> used according to SUNs javadocs. The problem is that 2rd party
> software might use it already. But they have to take care about the
> value of the field themself.
Ugh. I see. How bogus.
We should explicitly state that in the documentation:
* Currently not set or used by this class.
* Don't depend on this field.
* It might be used and set in later versions of this class.
Sigh,
Mark
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