I would like to reopen discussion of Bug ID: 4074696 < http://bugs.sun.com/view_bug.do?bug_id=4074696> for possible inclusion in jdk7. It seems to me that RFE was prematurely closed without proper consideration. Many developers have needed to left or right trim a String and I'm sure that same code has been rewritten thousands of times in applications. It would really help to have them in the standard library, and the impact on compiled file size would be minimal. The evaluation reason giving for closing the bug was "You can write this yourself and get reasonable performance with a modern VM." Well, of course we can get reasonable performance, but that isn't really the point. The reason for adding those methods to the standard library is to reduce the amount of redundant, low-level code that application developers have to write. Having to write those methods ourselves in applications also forces the creation of "StringUtilities" classes with a variety of static methods, which somewhat defeats the purpose of OO design.
If we can get this reopened I would be happy to take care of making the actual code changes. I just requested the Developer role on the jdk project so hopefully that will be approved soon. Nick Radov · Research & Development Manager · Axolotl Corp www.axolotl.com o: 650.964.1100 x 116 800 West El Camino Real Suite 270 Mountain View CA 94040 Frost and Sullivan Awards | Market Leadership | Business Development Strategy Leadership The information contained in this e-mail transmission may contain confidential information. It is intended for the use of the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this information is strictly prohibited. If you receive this message in error, please inform the sender immediately and remove any record of this message.
