> On Jul 18, 2019, at 8:52 AM, Alan Bateman <alan.bate...@oracle.com> wrote: > > On 17/07/2019 17:12, Brian Burkhalter wrote: >> https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8067801 >> <https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8067801> >> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~bpb/8067801/webrev.00/ >> <http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~bpb/8067801/webrev.00/> >> >> Add null check to Filter{In,Out}putStream constructors. This covers all the >> cases listed in the issue as those are all subclasses of these two classes. >> No javadoc update is need due to this statement in the java.io >> <http://java.io/> package doc: >> >> "Unless otherwise noted, passing a null argument to a constructor or method >> in any class or interface in this package will cause a NullPointerException >> to be thrown." >> >> > I see this is has pushed but I think it will need to be re-examined because > the javadoc allows `in` and `out` to be specified as null and set after the > stream is created (the javadoc for the parameters overrides the "Unless > otherwise ..." text in the package description)
Argh. I guess you are correct. Brian
