Though one could also argue that most of the "primitives" module should be part of the "collections" modules, since they are dealing with the normal collections, and just presenting an alternate view for dealing with primitives.
Even though my vote probably won't count i'm a +1 for the mutable primitive wrappers being in "lang" -----Original Message----- From: Stephen Colebourne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 3:05 PM To: Jakarta Commons Developers List Subject: Re: [lang] Mutables [was new StringBuffer.. what to call it] MutableXxx is a group of classes which has been mooted on various occaisions. It implies a simple holder onject for immutable values like int and String. Last time I blocked it because I thought primitives was more appropriate, but I've changed my mind and would now +1 a mutable subpackage in [lang]. public class MutableString private String str; public String getString() {return str;} public void setString(String str) {this.str = str;} } Stephen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ash .." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >BTW: MutableString is a bad name as it can imply a class that holds a > >String > and has a getString and setString method. > > >Stephen > > Can you tell us why the name MutableString implies it has a getString and > setString. > > And what do people think here of introducing a different term (say Strand) > for this concept as I discussed earlier (I paste that here, last time it was > buried under confusion due to a typo.) > > " > Talking about name, I would add my opinion that while it might be > nice to have a name for the replacer that is much like the replacee, > (StringBuf) one might prefer a more descriptive name at the expense > of this convenience: (*** MutableString). > > As a compromise between the two, the name Strand can be adopted (Str... > thus near the original one + can be defined to represent a mutable > string contrasted with "String" which, by virtue of the so-named > class in the API, is immutable.) > " > > Ash > > > > --------------------------------------------- > > Run, rabbit run. > Dig that hole, forget the sun, > And when at last the work is done > Don't sit down it's time to dig another one. > > _________________________________________________________________ > Our best dial-up offer is back. Get MSN Dial-up Internet Service for 6 > months @ $9.95/month now! http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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]
