I have a path and test for xor(boolean[]) that I will submit for BooleanUtils.
I can also submit a patch for min and max with parameters short[], int[], long[], float[], and double[]. Would it make sense for this to go into lang.NumberUtils or a new class in lang.math? On Mon, 2003-06-23 at 02:08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I disagree. lang.math exists for very simple, common maths operations. Min/max is a > good example of this. It should be extended to all primitive types. > > A little duplication here is OK. (Note that a year ago I wouldn't have written this, > but it makes more sense to me now) > > Adding min(int[]) etc is also probably a good idea. It may be best to rename the > methods to min and max to be compatable with [math] (deprecating as needed). > > On the boolean question, we have a BooleanUtils to add xor() to. Do you have a > patch/test available? > > Stephen > > > from: Gary Gregory <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > If we want to be consistent, we could deprecate [lang]'s min/max and point > > to [math]. This would parallel nicely with c.lang for java.lang and c.math > > for java.math. It does not seem right to add all primitive types to > > c.lang.NumberUtils if min/max routines are in c.math. > > > > Gary > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Mark R. Diggory [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2003 15:18 > > To: Jakarta Commons Developers List > > Subject: Re: [lang] NumberUtils minimum, maximum, and xor > > > > Just to note: we have moved somwhat along these lines in the the commons > > [math] sandbox component. Currently we have o.a.c.m.stat.StatUtils: > > > > double min(double[] doubleArr) > > double max(double[] doubleArr) > > > > available there. > > > > -Mark Diggory > > > > _matthewHawthorne wrote: > > > I have 2 observations: > > > > > > (1) Currently, the following methods are in o.a.c.l.NumberUtils > > > > > > int maximum(int a, int b, int c) > > > long maximum(long a, long b, long c) > > > int minimum(int a, int b, int c) > > > long minimum(long a, long b, long c) > > > > > > I think it be more flexible to replace them with the following: > > > > > > int minimum(int[] intArr) > > > int maximum(int[] intArr) > > > long minimum(long[] longArr) > > > long maximum(long[] longArr) > > > > > > It also may be a good time to add any missing methods such as: > > > > > > short minimum(short[] shortArr) > > > short maximum(short[] shortArr) > > > float minimum(float[] floatArr) > > > float maximum(float[] floatArr) > > > double minimum(double[] doubleArr) > > > double maximum(double[] doubleArr) > > > > > > Any thoughts? > > > > > > > > > (2) After searching for an easy way to xor booleans, and not finding > > > anything, I created a method: > > > > > > boolean xor(boolean[] boolArr) > > > > > > Would this be a good addition to NumberUtils? > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
