>>>>> "Brian" == Brian Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> this(dirname == null?name:dirname + separator + name);
Brian> I implemented it this way instead of the way you later
Brian> submitted. My reasoning here is that if name is null, the vm
Brian> will naturally throw a NullPointerException at this point
Brian> without us having to explicitly check and throw it ourselves.
`+' is well-defined if either argument is null. JLS 2nd ed., section
15.18.1.
You have to explicitly check at some point.
Tom
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