You have a good point. I'm happy to apply any patches that address it. cheers,
- Leo > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: Stefano Mazzocchi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Verzonden: Tuesday, April 09, 2002 7:46 PM > Aan: Apache Avalon > CC: Apache Cocoon > Onderwerp: Inefficiencies in DefaultConfiguration > > > Please look here (AbstractConfiguration) > > public String getValue( final String defaultValue ) > { > try > { > return getValue(); > } > catch( final ConfigurationException ce ) > { > return defaultValue; > } > } > > then look here > > public String getValue() throws ConfigurationException > { > if( null != m_value ) > { > return m_value; > } > else > { > throw new ConfigurationException( "No value is associated > with the "+ > "configuration element \"" > + getName() + > "\" at " + getLocation() > ); > } > } > > Can somebody tell me why we have to: > > 1) create three strings > 2) call two methods > 3) create an exception object > 4) throw the exception > 5) and then throw everything away. > > in order to resort to the default value? > > I understand that getValue() doesn't return null, but this seems utterly > inefficient to me. > > Considering that Cocoon calls this method "a lot" no wonder why Cocoon > startup is slow as hell. > > -- > Stefano Mazzocchi One must still have chaos in oneself to be > able to give birth to a dancing star. > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Friedrich Nietzsche > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
