Index: java/io/File.java
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RCS file: /cvs/classpath/java/io/File.java,v
retrieving revision 1.9
diff -u -u -r1.9 File.java
--- java/io/File.java	2001/07/06 12:27:51	1.9
+++ java/io/File.java	2001/07/09 22:36:36
@@ -295,16 +295,7 @@
 public
 File(String dirname, String name)
 {
-  if (name == null)
-    throw new NullPointerException ("File name is null");
-
-  if (dirname == null)
-    return new File (name);
-
-  StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer(dirname);
-  buf.append(separator);
-  buf.append(name);
-  return new File (buf.toString());
+  this((name == null || dirname ==null) ? null : dirname + separator + name);
 }
 
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